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Prichard Committee launches weekly online broadcast, Innovations in Education

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April 27, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
Jessica Fletcher, Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs
(cell) 859-539-0511
jessica.fletcher@prichardcommittee.org

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LEXINGTON, KY – Following the success of it’s COVID-19 Facebook Live discussions, the Prichard Committee is launching a weekly discussion on education issues titled “Innovations In Education – For a Big, Bold Future.” The discussions will be broadcast on Facebook LIVE and YouTube at 4 p.m. ET.

This week’s discussion will be on the equitable and innovative usage of federal coronavirus relief aid for education and will feature Kentucky Department of Education Associate Commissioner Robin Kinney, Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson, and Penn Hill Group Vice President Lindsey Fryer.

Prichard Committee President and CEO Brigitte Blom Ramsey will facilitate the discussion. American Sign Language interpretation will be provided by Marva Johnson.

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The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-led organization working to improve education in Kentucky – early childhood through postsecondary.

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Jessica Fletcher joined the staff of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence in January 2020. She comes to Prichard with more than 17 years experience working in communications, journalism and education advocacy. She has covered local school boards as a journalist in London, Ky. and Winchester, Ky., and communicated about the importance of education to Kentucky's workforce and economy as the Communications Director at the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. She also served as the Executive Director of Communications at the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and as the Chief Communications Officer for the Kentucky Department of Education. A lifelong Kentuckian, she is a graduate of Rockcastle County High School and Eastern Kentucky University.

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