West Virginia Teacher of the Year Honored by Governor, State Board of Education During Award Ceremony
January 10, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice joined West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steven Paine, the West Virginia Board of Education …
Board of Education Approves Three Policies, Places Five on Public Comment Period
January 9, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) met today for its monthly routine business meeting. During the meeting, five policies were discussed and placed on a 30-day public …
Simulated Workplace Students Present Ideas for Innovative Community Projects
December 14, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Five Simulated Workplace companies from across the state presented their winning ideas for developing, designing and constructing innovative community projects to the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) this …
Board of Education Approves Recommendations for Increased Education Funding
December 13, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) unanimously approved six recommendations for increased education funding at its meeting this week. The recommendations, which will be presented to state lawmakers, …
Tech Guru Jennifer Reaves Earns a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for Powering a Grade School Paradigm Shift
December 11, 2018
West Virginia educator arms code warriors of all ages at Mylan Park Elementary in Morgantown
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—Technology in the classroom can be scary for some, …
Education and Military Leaders Sign Compact to Strengthen Partnership and Support Students
December 7, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and local military representatives …
West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – December 12, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., in Capitol …
secondlaunchWV Provides Technology to Schools While Saving the State Millions
November 14, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – It is technology recycling at its best. As part of the secondlaunchWV initiative, more than fourteen thousand digital items bound for state surplus have been rerouted to the …
School Finance Committee Narrows Focus on Education Funding
November 9, 2018
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Board of Education’s committee on school finance and funding outlined six areas of concern to report to the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) to consider to improve education …