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WV Board of Education Issues Immediate Intervention of the Upshur County School System
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) authorized the immediate intervention of the Upshur County School system as the result of a Special Circumstance Review that began last month. The decision comes ...
WV Department of Education Honors 2023 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) recognized 226 eighth-grade students as 2023 Knights of the Golden Horseshoe today at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston. Three ceremonies were held ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – June 14, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, in Capitol Building 6, Suite 600, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia. ...
Third Class of Purple Star Award Recipients Announced
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and Common Ground Partnership announced its third class of West Virginia schools receiving the Purple Star Award. Purple Star Award recipients are schools and ...
West Virginia Continues Top Ranking in Providing Early Childhood Education
Free Universal Pre-K Enrollment Open for 2023-24 School Year CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia has once again ranked among the top states in the country for providing pre-K education according to the National Institute ...
WV Department of Ed. Congratulates U.S. Presidential and National Merit Scholars
Charleston, W.Va. – State Superintendent of Schools David L. Roach is pleased to congratulate West Virginia students who have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) as well as ...
WV Board of Education Hears School Discipline, Clay County Updates and Places Policies on Comment
Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) heard an update on the state’s discipline data during its May meeting in Charleston. The information provides details on student discipline referrals, in-school suspensions ...
WV Department of Education Releases List of 2023 Golden Horseshoe Winners
What: Golden Horseshoe Winners and Ceremony Details When: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Where: West Virginia Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia, 25305 Contact: Dustin Lambert at dllambert@k12.wv.us. The West Virginia Department ...
Homer Hickam to Speak to Student Writers At Young Writers Day
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education, in partnership with the Central West Virginia Writing Project, Marshall University, the EdVenture Group and the University of Charleston will host West Virginia Young Writers ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – May 10, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Capitol Building 6, Suite 600, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia. ...
West Virginia Student Excellence Showcased at Arts Alive
Charleston, W.VA. — Arts will come alive as part of the 2023 Arts Alive Showcase. The event, currently in its 17th year, is Friday April 28, and will be held at the West Virginia ...
WV Department of Education Announces 2023 Albert Yanni Scholarship Winners
Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2023 Albert Yanni Scholarship recipients. This year, 30 career technical education (CTE) students in the state were awarded the $2,000 ...