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Its Teacher Appreciation Week, and theres some mixed news when it comes to how well South Dakota is compensating its teachers. According to the National Education Associations annual Rankings and Estimates report, the national average teacher salary increased about 4% to nearly $70,000 a year between the 2021 and 2022 school years. But adjusted for inflation, teachers still make 5% less than they did a decade ago. ...

After hundreds of Ohio students gathered at Kent State University over the weekend to protest the conflict in Gaza, on the 54th anniversary of Vietnam War protests that left four students dead there, student organizers say their movement is gaining momentum. Rachael Collyer - program director with the Ohio Student Association - said students condemn the violent mass arrest of protesters last month, and are escalating action. Collyer said students are driven by a moral compass currently lacki...

By Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids. “I just fit in with them,” Crank said during a shift one February day at the Big Blue Smokehouse, where she works as a ...

By Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids. “I just fit in with them,” Crank said during a shift one February day at the Big Blue Smokehouse, where she works as a ...

Its Teacher Appreciation Week, and theres some mixed news when it comes to how well South Dakota is compensating its teachers. According to the National Education Associations annual Rankings and Estimates report, the national average teacher salary increased about 4% to nearly $70,000 a year between the 2021 and 2022 school years. But adjusted for inflation, teachers still make 5% less than they did a decade ago. ...

Spurred by concerns that low college attainment is holding back the rural southeastern swath of the state, Kentucky is exploring ways to bring baccalaureate degrees to the region.

Appalachian Regional Healthcare announced in a statement April 1 that it has been honored with the Outstanding Business Partner Award by Jobs for America’s Graduates Kentucky (JAG KY). The award

Appalachian Regional Healthcare has announced the expansion of its partnerships with organizations in the region dedicated to addiction recovery.

Dylon Baker has been named assistant vice president of workforce initiatives for the multi-hospital Appalachian Regional Healthcare system, ARH announced in a statement Nov. 14.

The ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities recently presented a donation of $5,000 to Hope in the Mountains, a comprehensive addiction recovery center in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.