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Teacher of the Week: Matthew Cox
When I was in high school, my history teacher brought in several guest speakers from the community. One of those speakers was a World War II veteran who spent a year as a ...
2005 West Virginia Milken Educator: Tammy Wells
I became an educator in 1986 to have a hand in creating problem solvers, creative thinkers, and good citizens. I was the Director of Secondary and Vocational Education, Student Assessment and Strategic Planning ...
2002 West Virginia Milken Educator: Kimberly Miller
I was fortunate to be a part of West Virginia University (WVU) Student Teaching pilot program in Ohio County in 1992. I also began my coaching career at Wheeling Park High School and ...
2022 Yanni Scholarships Awarded to CTE Students
CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Albert Yanni Scholarships. Thirty career technical education (CTE) students in West Virginia were awarded this ...
2019 West Virginia Milken Educator: Brian Allman
From 2009-2022, I worked as a social studies teacher at Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School. As of February 2022, I transitioned into my position as principal at Rock Cave Elementary School. I also had a ...
West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Jumps From 14,000 Feet To Promote Enlistment
Clayton Burch, Superintendent of Schools skydiving in Support of military enlistment CHARLESTON, W. VA. – State Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch plunged at 120 miles per hour for a great cause ...
Teacher of the Week: Randall Wolfe
I have always had a fascination with math from a young age. While in high school, I had an excellent mathematics teacher who inspired me to really think about how mathematics guides our ...
Teacher of the Week: Bryana Beckett
I chose to become a teacher because I enjoyed working with children. I had originally started college with intentions of going into the medical field and work in pediatrics, but I decided the ...
WV Department of Education To Honor Golden Horseshoe Winners
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will recognize 221 eighth-grade students from middle schools across the state as 2022 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the ...
Next Class of Purple Star Award Recipients Announced
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and Common Ground Partnership announced its second class of West Virginia schools receiving the Purple Star Award. Purple Star Award recipients are schools and ...
WV Schools for the Deaf and Blind To Amend Facilities Plan To Better Meet Students’ Needs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) approved an amendment to the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (WVSDB) 2020 – 2030 Comprehensive Educational Facilities Plan (CEFP) following ...
WV Department of Education, State and Federal Labor Agencies Partner for Teacher Apprenticeship Designation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia is one of only a few states in the nation to designate a teacher preparation pathway as a Registered Apprenticeship. The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and West Virginia ...