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West Virginia Board and Department of Education Join Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs to Support Equity Partnership
February 10, 2021 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 of ...
Waiver Allows Students More Time to Become Eligible for Extracurricular Activities
February 10, 2021 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 allows ...
West Virginia Continues to Lead Nation in School Breakfast Program Participation
February 10, 2021 Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia is once again the top-performing state in the nation for school breakfast participation. Today’s announcement is a part of the annual Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – February 10, 2021
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in in Capitol Building 6, Room 353, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, ...
Seven West Virginia Schools Earn National Advanced Placement® Award for Female Student Achievement
February 03, 2021 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 distinction ...
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 fund student-centered STEM projects ...
West Virginia Department of Education Seeks Organization Partners to Feed Children This Summer
January 29, 2021 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 is ...
West Virginia Teacher of the Year Receives Awards and New Car
Charleston, W.Va. - West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) President Miller Hall, Member Debra Sullivan and State Superintendent W. Clayton Burch welcomed the 2021 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Erin Anderson to ...
West Virginia Board of Education Cancels Special Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 26, 2021
Charleston, W.Va. - Upon the review of the most recent report from State Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch, West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) President Miller Hall has canceled the WVBE meeting scheduled for ...
West Virginia Board of Education Emergency Session Reviews County Plans for In-Person Learning
CHARLESTON, W.VA. - The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) met today in emergency session to discuss the counties that continue to remain closed to in-person learners. Only three of West Virginia’s 55 counties ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Special Session in Kanawha County – January 26, 2021 – MEETING CANCELED
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education's January 26, 2021, 10:00 a.m. meeting has been canceled.
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Emergency Session in Kanawha County – January 20, 2021
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) will meet in emergency session to consider a report from the State Superintendent regarding counties that have not complied with the WVBE’s motion of January ...