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WVDE Seeks Organization Partners to Feed Children This Summer
January 31, 2022 The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is seeking partnerships with organizations across the state to participate in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to help feed children and provide supervised ...
Teacher of the Week: Amy Taylor
Midland Trail High School Since 2013, Amy Taylor has taught English and French at Midland Trail High School in Fayette County. Mrs. Taylor said her favorite part of teaching is building lifelong relationships ...
Berkeley Springs High & Spring Mills High Schools Advance in WV Academic Showdown
January 22, 2022 Teams from Berkeley Springs High School and Spring Mills High School took first and second place honors, respectively, at the second West Virginia Academic Showdown competition hosted by Shepherd University today. ...
WV Teacher & School Service Personnel of the Year Receive Sponsor Awards
January 19, 2022 West Virginia Board of Education Vice President Thomas Campbell, Member Debra Sullivan and State Superintendent W. Clayton Burch welcomed the 2022 West Virginia Teacher of the Year (TOY) Brian Casto and ...
Teacher of the Week: Crystal Heckman
Suncrest Middle School Monongalia County Schools Teacher Crystal Heckman said she became an educator to create a warm, welcoming environment where middle schoolers feel important and influential. “I firmly believe that school should ...
Fairmont State University to Host 2022 Governor’s Honors Academy; Applications due March 8
January 18, 2022 State Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch today announced Fairmont State University (FSU) has been selected from a field of applicants to host the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy (GHA) in ...
Tug Valley High & Ripley High Advance to WV Academic Showdown Championship
January 15, 2022 Teams from Tug Valley High School and Ripley High School advance in first West Virginia Academic Showdown Competition hosted by Marshall University Teams from Tug Valley High School and Ripley High ...
WVBE Receives Task Force Update on Teacher Shortage
January 12, 2022 The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) received the Educator Preparation Taskforce (EPT) report during its January meeting in Charleston today. The report was commissioned by State Superintendent of Schools W. ...
Teacher of the Week: Caspia Sheppard
Boone County Career and Technical Center A former bedside nurse, Caspia Sheppard said she chose to transition her career to education to share her healthcare knowledge with the next generation of future medical ...
West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts Now Accepting Applications for 2022
January 10, 2022The West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) is accepting applications from current high school sophomores to attend the 2022 session to be held June 26 – July 16 at Marshall University. ...
WVDE Now Accepting Proposals for 21st CCLC Grants
January 10, 2022 The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) announces the 2021 Nita M. Lowery 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Request for Proposals (RFP). Youth-serving organizations and local educational agencies are invited to apply ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – January 12, 2022
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in Capitol Building 6, Suite 600, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia. The meeting agenda may be ...