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Six Finalists Announced for 2020 West Virginia Teacher of the Year
July 1, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) today announced six finalists for 2020 West Virginia Teacher of the Year. Finalists were selected among 2019 County Teachers of the ...
Inaugural School Leadership Network Held for Experienced Principals
June 20, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) held the inaugural session of its School Leadership Network for experienced principals, June 17 – 19 in Morgantown. Nearly 100 ...
West Virginia Increases National Ranking For Educators with Top Teacher Certification
June 19, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education’s (WVDE) National Board Certification (NBC) Awareness and Support program brought teachers to the Bridgeport Conference Center in Bridgeport, June 18 - ...
Cabell County Assistant Teacher Named State Service Personnel Employee of The Year
June 14, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – A man with a fitting name is giving hope to hundreds of students. For this reason, Lionel Hope Jr., an early childhood assistant teacher at Highlawn Elementary School ...
KidStrong Partners Address Needs of West Virginia Children
June 14, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia KidStrong Conference brings approximately 1,000 participants to Charleston, West Virginia, for a professional learning opportunity Thursday and Friday, June 13 – 14, 2019. Currently in ...
Career Tech Students Participate in Career Signing Day
June 11, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – Six students from West Virginia’s nationally recognized Career Technical Education (CTE) Simulated Workplace program participated in the first-ever Simulated Workplace Career Signing Day at Dutch Miller today ...
Childhood Hunger Addressed Through Summer Food Program
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) kicked off its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) at Overbrook Elementary School in Charleston today. The program supports child nutrition during the summer break ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – June 12, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 10:00 a.m., in Capitol Building 6, Room 353 (Board Conference Room), 1900 Kanawha ...
Hundreds of Students Honored for Workforce Readiness
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More than 400 Career Technical Education (CTE) students from across the state received the third annual Governor’s Workforce Credential (GWC), the highest honor within West Virginia’s CTE programs. Four-hundred and four students ...
U.S. Secretary of Education Names Junior Elementary a 2019 Green Ribbon School
May 22, 2019 CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The U.S. Department of Education announced today that Junior Elementary School (JES) in Barbour County is among the 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees. ...
West Virginia Board of Education School Finance and Funding Committee to Meet in Kanawha County – May 22, 2019 (CANCELLED)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education School Finance and Funding Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2019, has been cancelled.
West Virginia Board of Education School Finance and Funding Committee to Meet in Monongalia County – May 14, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education School Finance and Funding Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center, 1000 Mississippi Street, ...