W.Va. Biscuit Voted ‘South’s Best’
Tudor’s "Mountaineer” biscuit was named “The South’s Best Biscuit” in an online poll contest held by Garden & Gun, a southern lifestyle magazine.
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Education Unions Announce Planned Merger
Two of the state’s largest education unions are planning to merge.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEducation Unions Hold Community Focus Groups
Leaders of the state’s two education employee organizations are holding focus groups across the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo Statewide Virtual Charter Schools Are Approved By W.Va. Charter Board
The state’s charter school board approved West Virginia’s first virtual charter schools on Wednesday. The news comes exactly one week after the board approved West Virginia’s first brick-and-mortar charters.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJudge Denies Teacher Union Efforts To Halt In-Person Learning At Schools
A West Virginia judge has denied attempts to halt or slow a return to in-person learning for pre-K through 12th grade classrooms across the state.
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Board Cancels Meeting On In-Person Schooling Penalties As Teacher Unions Continue Push-Back On Ruling
The West Virginia Board of Education canceled a meeting that was scheduled Tuesday morning to address counties that did not initially comply with a ruling to return to in-person learning.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAll W.Va. Counties Now Offer Some In-Person Instruction As Teacher Unions Prepare For Legal Fight
The last county school systems in West Virginia that did not implement in-person instruction have accepted a mandate passed by the state Board of Education. The ruling requires some in-person instruction for grades K-8 regardless of the color on the state’s COVID-19 risk map.
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