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AppLE Awards deadline extended
Click here for a detailed description of each of the 2013 AppLE Award categories, eligibility requirements, and nomination forms. The nomination deadline for Forward in the Fifth’s 2013 AppLE...
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Survey supports STEM majors
An online news article posted by The Huffington Post this week draws attention to the lifelong value education in the STEM majors—that’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—has on the...
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Feed the Mind literacy event
Chuck Coldiron introduces Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear at the third annual “Feed the Mind” literacy event. Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and Dr. Mary Lynne Capilouto joined more than 900...
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AppLE Award winners announced
2013 AppLE Award winners For going “above and beyond” to support education in their home communities and across the region, Forward in the Fifth has awarded the 2013 AppLE (Appalachian Leaders in...
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WYMT-TV coveage of AppLE Awards program
WYMT-TV news reporter Steve King was at The Center for Rural Development yesterday to cover Forward in the Fifth’s Education Leadership Day and the regional Appalachian Leaders in Education (AppLE)...
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Grant Writing 101 on March 21
For many first-time grant writers, seeking and applying for grant funding can be a daunting task. “I knew nothing about grants until I took a grant writing class at The Center for Rural Development,”...
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Forward in the Fifth, a nonprofit education organization that helps to raise educational attainment levels in the Fifth Congressional District, is seeking nominations for the Appalachian Leaders in...
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Forward in the Fifth hosts College & Career Summit
Dr. Bill Symonds Dr. Bill Symonds, director of the Global Pathways Institute and Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, will be the keynote speaker at Forward in the Fifth’s College and...
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First Lady Beshear receives award
Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear has been recognized for her role in helping to launch the first-ever Feed the Mind literacy event in Pulaski County and for advancing literacy efforts in the region and...
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AppLE nominations extended
Accepting nominations for 2016 AppLE Awards through Sept.30 Forward in the Fifth (FIF), a nonprofit education organization that helps to raise educational attainment levels in the Fifth Congressional...
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