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July 12, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) announced its latest initiative to encourage students, teachers and staff to be vaccinated. The “I Got Vaxxed Competition” is designed to encourage ...

For Immediate Release: June 30, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to launch the second year of the West Virginia Blue Ribbon Book Club, a partnership between the ...

For Immediate Release: June 24, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Recognized for their achievement in knowledge of West Virginia history, 223 eighth graders from middle schools across the state will be honored as 2021 Knights and ...

For Immediate Release: June 24, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has released the Special Circumstance Review Report of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (WVSDB). ...

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 of Agriculture (USDA) to issue ...

For Immediate Release: June 22, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Summer SOLE (Student Opportunities for Learning and Engaging) programs kicked off this month with hands-on, interactive learning experiences taking place statewide for K-12 students. ...

For Immediate Release: June 17, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021-2022 Albert Yanni Scholarships. Twenty-five career technical education (CTE) students were chosen ...

For Immediate Release: June 16, 2021 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 ...

For Immediate Release: June 16, 2021 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Students from two West Virginia schools have been named state winners of Esri's fifth annual ArcGIS Online Competition for U.S. High School and Middle School Students. ...

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 for Science, defines the science ...

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 in Charleston. The West Virginia ...