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Governor’s Schools Accepting Applications From High School Students

GSE and GSI applications due by March 25 CHARLESTON, W.VA – The West Virginia Department of Education is accepting applications for the West Virginia Governor’s School of Entrepreneurship (GSE) for…
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West Virginia Board of Education Requires Five-Day Learning for Pre-K – 8

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) passed a motion today requiring grades pre-k – 8 to return to full, five-day instruction in the state. The move…
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Governor’s Schools Now Accepting Applications From High School Students

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) and the Governor’s Honors Academy (GHA) are accepting applications from high school students. The West Virginia Department of…
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Waiver Allows Students More Time to Become Eligible for Extracurricular Activities

Charleston, W.Va. – Today, West Virginia Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch approved a waiver to West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) Policy 2436.10: Participation in Extracurricular Activities. The waiver…
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West Virginia Board and Department of Education Join Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs to Support Equity Partnership

Charleston, W.Va. – Today, the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and Department of Education (WVDE) entered into the West Virginia Public Education Equity Partnership with the Herbert Henderson Office…
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School Year 2020–21 Benefits Approved for West Virginia P-EBT

Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced today there will be a second round of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) allocated to eligible children who qualify…
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West Virginia Board of Education to Meet in Kanawha County – February 10, 2021

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education will meet to conduct routine business on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. in in Capitol Building 6, Room 353…
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Seven West Virginia Schools Earn National Advanced Placement® Award for Female Student Achievement

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education congratulates seven schools for earning the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Female Diversity Award. These schools have earned this…
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West Virginia Department of Education Awards More Than $73,000 in Stem Grants

CHARLESTON, W.VA. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has awarded STEM-minded Educator Grants to 86 West Virginia educators across the state. The purpose of the program is to…
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West Virginia Department of Education Seeks Organization Partners to Feed Children This Summer

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is seeking partnerships with organizations across the state to help feed children and provide supervised activities this summer. When school…
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West Virginia Teacher of the Year Receives Awards and New Car

Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) President Miller Hall, Member Debra Sullivan and State Superintendent W. Clayton Burch welcomed the 2021 West Virginia Teacher of the Year…
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West Virginia Board of Education Cancels Special Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 26, 2021

Charleston, W.Va. – Upon the review of the most recent report from State Superintendent of Schools W. Clayton Burch, West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) President Miller Hall has canceled…