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The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) is one of eight education cooperatives in Kentucky consisting of 27 member school districts. The organization serves 161 schools with over 53,000 students and nearly 4,000 educators.

KVEC has built strategic partnerships with organizations throughout the United States that contribute to maximizing effort and extending impact. The cooperative is home to one of nine state Special Education Regional Technical Assistance Centers (SERTAC) alongside an array of content specific projects and initiatives for general education. There is no challenge facing our region, districts and schools that cannot be solved by the good minds and hard work of educators, students and the community at large.

The eastern Kentucky region, served by KVEC, is experiencing a Renaissance that is being led by school systems, educators, students and community members. Systems of dynamic supports and resources are being developed and used to continue the effort to lift the region out of generational poverty and historically poor educational outcomes. The work underway in Appalachian Kentucky is an important, significant and effective model that will inform and support other communities working to dramatically improve educational outcomes for students in rural schools nationally.