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Miller Named Upshur County Superintendent
Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has named Christy Miller as Superintendent of Upshur County Schools effective July 1, 2023. Miller will succeed Interim Superintendent Steven Wotring who was ...
Education Leader Blatt Named Next West Virginia School Superintendent
Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) named Michele Blatt as the 34th State Superintendent of Schools today during a special meeting in Charleston effective July 1, 2023. Blatt, who ...
WV Career Technical Education Students Compete Nationally During Summer Months
CTE Instructors Meet in Charleston for Professional Development Session Charleston, W.Va. - Nearly 2,000 career technical education (CTE) students from West Virginia will travel nationally for student competitions this summer as part of ...
WVDE Team and Interim Superintendent Provide Continuity During Transition in Upshur County
Buckhannon, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is working with its appointed designees at the Upshur County Board of Education Office as a result of the intervention authorized by the West ...
400 Students Set to Attend Governor’s Schools in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice, in partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), is pleased to announce the 2023 class of Governor’s Schools participants. Approximately 400 students will participate in the ...
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Special Session in Kanawha County – June 23, 2023
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet in special session at 9:00 a.m. on June 23, 2023, in Capitol Building 6, Suite 600, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia. The purpose ...
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 ...