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Gunner is a good dog. Gunner is a very good dog. He hunts. He retrieves. Even when the bird to be retrieved is way out there in the river, he gamely goes after it. Gunner always gets his man – er – bird.

NBC Television News focused its attention on the state of elementary and secondary education in America this week. Dubbing the week’s events Education Nation... The news is mostly bad.

We wondered if there was any good news to be had in West Kentucky schools, so we asked school board offices one simple question: 

What are you doing this year that you are most proud of?

The stories that follow are the answers we got.

                Mayfield is the only school district in western Kentucky which met all district goals and in which each individual school met all of its own goals.

In McCracken County we care deeply about the educational experiences that our students receive.  We acknowledge that we live in a world that is rapidly changing and the competition for our students is global as well as local...

...To an outside observer they may see students in a classroom moving, singing, dancing, chanting, or using laptops, but to us, we are preparing them for careers that haven’t even been created yet.

Here are many exciting things happening this year in the Paducah Public Schools! 

A new school, AP Curriculum/dual credit, tuition reimbursement, free college, open enrollment,

AP CURRICULUM/DUAL CREDIT

Our school district takes pride in our curriculum, our staff and our students' achievement. Please take a moment to find out more about us by reviewing the enclosed materials and visiting our website at www.paducah.kyschools.us

MURRAY, Ky. — A $1.3 million gift from the estate of Selman and Katherine Franzman in honor of their daughter, Barbara Sue Franzman Beasley, will create two endowments that benefit students entering Murray State University’s college of education in the fall of 2011. The gift is the largest received to date by Murray State’s college of education.