Kentucky Teacher Of The Year Awarded

{Kentucky}...Kimberly Shearer, an English teacher from Boone County High School has been named Kentucky Teacher of the Year. Shearer received the honor, sponsored by Ashland Inc., in a ceremony at the state Capitol  Tuesday. Shearer, a graduate of Georgetown College who holds master's degrees from Northern Kentucky University and Western Kentucky University, also serves as her school's writing coordinator. Elizabeth Ann Fuller, a third grade reading and writing teacher at J.B. Atkinson Academy in Jefferson County, was named 2012 Elementary School Teacher of the Year. And Jenni Lou Jackson, an eighth grade language arts teacher at Corbin Middle School, was named 2012 Middle School Teacher of the Year. Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Awards also went to 21 other teachers.