Education

NiSource grant helps parents become education leaders
Fayette County parents who want to become more effective participants in the education process now have greater access to thorough training thanks to the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, supported by the NiSource Charitable Foundation and Columbia Gas of Kentucky.

The Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, coordinated by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, provides parents and others training, information, and experiences to enable them to work with teachers and other parents to raise student achievement in their home communities. To learn more about the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership, visit their Web site through the above link or call 800-928-2111.

Columbia scholarships help minority students become teachers
It takes a special person to become a great educator. Unfortunately in Kentucky, far too few minorities – and there are many with the special talent and dedication to be great educators – are able to realize their dream of becoming a teacher. But Columbia Gas of Kentucky and area colleges and universities are working to change that.

Through minority education schoarships at the University of Kentucky, Georgetown College and Kentucky State University, talented minority students are able to achieve their academic goals. One of those recipients is Josh Williams, shown at right with former Columbia Gas of Kentucky President Joe Kelly and Georgetown College President Bill Crouch. Williams, a native of Red Fox, Kentucky, is working toward certification in both elementary and secondary education and spent time during the summer months working with children struggling with dyslexia.

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