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West Virginia Department of Education Receives Accountability Waiver

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has approved the West Virginia Department of Education’s (WVDE) waiver from accountability, school identification and reporting requirements as part of the…
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Davis-Stuart and Gene Spadaro Centers Certified As First Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The Davis-Stuart School and the Gene Spadaro Juvenile Center are the first schools in West Virginia to become Trauma-Informed Resilient (TIR) Schools. TIR certification assists education professionals…
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Governor’s Schools Accepting Applications From High School Students

GSE and GSI applications due by March 25 CHARLESTON, W.VA – The West Virginia Department of Education is accepting applications for the West Virginia Governor’s School of Entrepreneurship (GSE) for…
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West Virginia Students Selected For United States Senate Youth Program

CHARLESTON, W.VA. —The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) congratulates two students recently selected to represent the state as part of the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). Ms. Olivia…
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West Virginia Board of Education Requires Five-Day Learning for Pre-K – 8

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) passed a motion today requiring grades pre-k – 8 to return to full, five-day instruction in the state. The move…
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Governor’s Schools Now Accepting Applications From High School Students

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) and the Governor’s Honors Academy (GHA) are accepting applications from high school students. The West Virginia Department of…
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Waiver Allows Students More Time to Become Eligible for Extracurricular Activities

Charleston, W.Va. – Today, West Virginia Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch approved a waiver to West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) Policy 2436.10: Participation in Extracurricular Activities. The waiver…
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West Virginia Board and Department of Education Join Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs to Support Equity Partnership

Charleston, W.Va. – Today, the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and Department of Education (WVDE) entered into the West Virginia Public Education Equity Partnership with the Herbert Henderson Office…
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School Year 2020–21 Benefits Approved for West Virginia P-EBT

Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced today there will be a second round of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) allocated to eligible children who qualify…
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Seven West Virginia Schools Earn National Advanced Placement® Award for Female Student Achievement

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education congratulates seven schools for earning the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Female Diversity Award. These schools have earned this…
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West Virginia Department of Education Awards More Than $73,000 in Stem Grants

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has awarded STEM-minded Educator Grants to 86 West Virginia educators across the state. The purpose of the program is to…
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West Virginia Department of Education Seeks Organization Partners to Feed Children This Summer

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is seeking partnerships with organizations across the state to help feed children and provide supervised activities this summer. When school…