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For Immediate Release: June 10, 2021 CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) addressed two Special Circumstance Reviews as part of its June 9, 2021, meeting…

Charleston, W.Va, – The West Virginia Board of Education named W. Clayton Burch as the next State Superintendent of Schools during its June meeting. Burch, who currently serves in the…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will transition to a new vendor for high school equivalency (HSE) services for the 2021-2022 school year and students currently…

Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) issued a State of Emergency for Martinsburg North Middle School (MNMS) in Berkeley County during the Board’s May meeting today…

The West Virginia Supreme Court has spoken, and we respect the Court’s decision. The Hope Scholarship, passed by the West Virginia Legislature and signed into law by the Governor, stands…

Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Steven Paine issued a statement today in response to a State Board of Education vote to increase his salary: “I am…

For Immediate Release: June 23, 2021 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the West Virginia Department of Education have received approval from the United States Department…

Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) launched the West Virginia Educator Voice online survey today to solicit input from teachers, counselors, principals and assistant principals on…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) received and approved the West Virginia Department of Education’s (WVDE) Special Circumstance On-Site Review Report for Berkeley County Schools today…

Charleston, W.Va. – Due to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in West Virginia, Governor Jim Justice announced today that all public and private schools will remain closed…

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) announced today that eight counties have been removed from the Financial Watch List. This list is maintained by WVDE’s Office…

For Immediate Release: June 10, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education has placed three policies on public comment. Policy 2520.3C, West Virginia College- and Career-Readiness Standards…