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West Virginia lawmakers are taking early steps toward creating a new four-year military academy in the state, an idea supporters say could offer students a Cita ...
News United States » West Virginia » Education: West Virginia ranks near bottom of the nation in new study on educational innovation
A new report from the nonprofit organization SmileHub places West Virginia near the bottom in a national study measuring educational innovation across all 50 states. SmileHub compared states using 14 ...
News United States » West Virginia » Education: Education West Virginia ready to better help educators in the Mountain State
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The work for Education West Virginia has officially begun. In March, the West Virginia Education Association and American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia announced plans to ...
News United States » West Virginia » Education: W.Va. Board of Education focuses on military, veteran connections in public schools
Members of the West Virginia Board of Education received updates at its monthly meeting Wednesday on ongoing efforts to support students from military families and partnerships with veterans. Robert ...
News United States » West Virginia » Education: Students thrive when families choose hope. Why states should follow West Virginia’s lead on school choice
It’s been nearly five years since West Virginia became the first state in the nation to adopt a universal education savings account, or ESA program. When the application window for the state’s Hope ...
News United States » West Virginia » Education: Supporters, opponents of West Virginia education rule-making law weigh in
Friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed by several organizations opposing and supporting a new law that placed approval for education rules with the West Virginia Legislature. The state Supreme ...
News United States » West Virginia » Education: Federal judge favors vaccine law in Upshur County virtual student case
UPSHUR COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — A federal judge has ruled that a West Virginia student who learns online must also comply with school vaccine requirements. The decision from Wednesday, April 8, comes ...
News United States » West Virginia » Education: Lawyers for state school board ask Supreme Court to reverse circuit judge in vaccine exemptions case
The lawyers for the state school board contend that the circuit judge in Raleigh County erred in six ways, including grafting an extratextual religious exemption onto the separate vaccine law.