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West Virginia’s U.S. Presidential Scholars Announced
May 27, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia students Kayli Madison Mann of Pikeview High School, and William Ryan Tobin of Fairmont Senior High School, were selected as the state’s 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars from ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – June 4, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet in special session on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in Capitol Building 6, Room 353 (Board Conference Room), 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, ...
Advisory Council to Assist with School Recovery
Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will work with a network of partners as part of the state’s School Re-entry Advisory Council to assist the school system to recover ...
Educators, Staff Step Forward during Crisis
It’s not every day you get a call from the school counselor. But on this day, third-grader Colin Klass was excited — Mrs. Brandenburg, his counselor, had called to wish him a ...
WV Department of Ed Seeks Partners to Feed Children
May 5, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is continuing to seek partnerships with organizations across the state to help feed children during the summer months. Just as during ...
Going the Extra Mile for Students
A few weeks ago, Rachel Blankenship took to Twitter to brag on her mom, Vickie, a little bit. “My mom is a principal in West Virginia who goes the extra mile for her school. ...
West Virginia Board of Education Resource Committee to Meet via Teleconference in Kanawha County – May 13, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education Resource Committee will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in Capitol Building 6, Room 351, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet via Teleconference in Kanawha County – May 13, 2020
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet via teleconference to conduct routine business on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting agenda may be accessed at http://wvde.state.wv.us/minutes/current/AGENDA1.htm. Instructions regarding ...
Pandemic EBT Means Additional Nutrition Resources for WV Children
CHARLESTON, W.Va – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved West Virginia’s application for Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) cards to support child nutrition needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the direction of Governor Jim Justice, the joint request ...
School Lunch Hero Day Comes with Honors to West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to announce two school nutrition employees have earned national recognition as part of the School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) annual School ...
More than 200 Students Receive Knights of Golden Horseshoe Honor
May 1, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, 222 eighth-graders from across the state earned recognition as Knights of the Golden Horseshoe. This recognition honors students with the highest achievement in knowledge of West Virginia ...