National Farm to School Month
Charleston, W.Va. - Fresh fruits and vegetables will be featured on school cafeteria tables across the state throughout October. October is National Farm to School Month and the West Virginia...
View ArticleStudent Results on SAT and Advanced Placement Improving
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia public school students showed across the board improvement on the 2014 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) according to the College Board’s recently released Annual Student...
View ArticleBoard of Education Celebrates Farm to School Month
Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education is pulling a chair up to the table to talk about National Farm to School Month. The board is inviting special guests and the media to join them...
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2015 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Named
Gail Adams, the 2015 West Virginia Teacher of the Year CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gail Adams, an English teacher at Wheeling Park High School in Ohio County is the 2015 West Virginia Teacher of the Year. West...
View ArticleW.Va. Board Returns Full Control of Schools to Grant Co.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Grant County Board of Education regained full control of its schools Wednesday, following a vote by the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE). “The moment our state board...
View ArticleWest Virginia High School Business Plan Competition for 2014-2015 is Underway
Charleston, WV– The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is encouraging students from high schools and Career and Technical Education (CTE) centers across West Virginia to put their...
View ArticleProject AWARE Grant Awarded to the West Virginia Department of Education
CHARLESTON, WV- The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will receive a grant for $9.7 million to curb gun violence by connecting families, schools and communities to mental health services....
View ArticleJapan Takes a Lesson in School Monitoring from West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A representative from the Japanese Ministry of Education traveled across the state to learn more about West Virginia’s school performance monitoring system. The state monitors...
View ArticleBoard of Education Visits Mingo Central High’s Top Notch CTE Site
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) will tour Mingo Central High School’s (MCHS) Career Technical Education (CTE) wing at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, in...
View ArticleLocal Control Returned to Mingo County Schools
Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) voted on Wednesday during its meeting in Mingo County to return Mingo County Schools to full local control effective December 1, 2014....
View ArticleHundreds of State Schools Showing Improvements in Academic Proficiency and...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - More than 300 West Virginia schools are showing improvements in either one or both academic proficiency and student growth. The good news was released statewide on ZoomWV...
View ArticleWest Virginia Education Leaders Challenge Citizens to Get Involved
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education and West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Michael Martirano today sent out a call to action. The call to action encourages citizens to join...
View ArticleAnother Wave of Innovation Zones are Announced in WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Innovative ideas and approaches to learning have earned county education systems and schools some extra cash. The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), on Wednesday, approved a...
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State Board Honors W.Va. Blue Ribbon Schools for 2014
Woodsdale Elementary was one of two Blue Ribbon Schools recognized at the December 2014 WV Board of Education meeting. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and State...
View ArticleSixty-Nine W. Va. Educators Earned the Highest Teaching Certification
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - As 2015 gets underway, nearly 70 additional West Virginia teachers will go back to work with the nation’s highest teaching certification. The West Virginia Department of Education...
View ArticleHealth and Education Officials Partner to Prevent the Spread of the Flu
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Cabinet Secretary Karen L. Bowling and State Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Martirano today announced a partnership in...
View ArticleGovernor Presents West Virginia Teacher of the Year With New Car and Check
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today joined State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mike Martirano, West Virginia Board of Education President Gayle Manchin, and representatives from Toyota...
View ArticleDepartment of Education Champions Student Data Privacy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) will serve as a Data Privacy Day Champion as the world recognizes Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28, 2015. Data Privacy Day, observed...
View ArticleMarshall County Teacher Receives National “Best of Green Schools” Award
CHARLESTON, WV. - The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is proud to announce that John Marshall High School teacher, Mark Swiger of Wheeling, W.Va. is a 2014 “Best of Green Schools”...
View ArticleProStart Hospitality Cup Competition Heats up Culinary Creativity
CHARLESTON, W.Va - Culinary students from across West Virginia have one hour and two butane burners to produce a three course meal without access to running water and electricity during the 14th Annual...
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