Happy W.Va. Day — 161 Years!
As every eighth grader knows, West Virginia officially left Virginia on June 20, 1863, in the middle of the Civil War to become a separate state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe National Wildlife Federation recently certified Falcon Park at Fairmont State University as a Certified Wildlife Habitat.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsConversations around the death of a young girl in Boone County have some officials questioning whether home school rules need to change. Now advocates of home schooling and school choice are saying that home schooling has become a scapegoat for other systemic failures.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Jim Justice said Friday that he is open to calling a special session of the state legislature to reexamine government oversight of homeschooling after the death of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as the FAFSA, is meant to help students access funds to pursue higher education. But recent changes to the federal form have left students and schools scrambling for answers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as the FAFSA, is meant to help students access funds to pursue higher education. But as Chris Schulz reports, recent changes to the federal form have left students and schools scrambling for answers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe state Department of Environmental Protection’s Eighth Annual West Virginia Environmental Teachers of the Year Awards were handed out recently to elementary, middle and high school educators.
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