PARSONS, TN - Wednesday, at The Ayers Foundation headquarters in Parsons, TN, Governor Bill Lee joined Jim and Janet Ayers, The Ayers Foundation staff and board members, Ayers counselors and staff from across the state, as well as local school and community leaders to celebrate the support of the Governor’s Rural Education Foundation and the recent expansion of The Ayers Scholars Program into seven additional rural and economically distressed or at-risk counties across the state.

Leveraging new state funding through the Governor’s Rural Education Foundation, The Ayers Foundation annou...