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Drew McClanahan of the West Virginia Department of Education noted that despite being a small percentage of the overall student population, students facing extreme adversity outside the classroom were overrepresented in the data.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Christmas season for many is not all merry and bright but laced with an emotional weight that at times can be overwhelming. Those challenging emotions prompted a Cabell County musician to compose a different kind of Christmas song.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, another round of school consolidations in the state, the Republican caucus lays out plans for the upcoming legislative session and a Nashville poet and songwriter channels a connection to LIttle Jimmie Dickens. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFederal funding for arts and culture has been curtailed. Trey Kay looks at the reasons in the latest Us & Them. Also, the state board of education has approved another round of school closures and consolidations, the state Legislature is expected to take up several bills in the coming session to address foster care and children who are homeless, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThere are 15,101 students experiencing homelessness in the state, according to a report given to the Joint Committee on Children and Families during December interim meetings. These are students outside of foster care. Of those, 86% are living with others, 5.4% are staying in shelters, 4.3% are in hotels and motels, and 4.3% are unsheltered. The committee discussed a number of bills Monday they plan to introduce when the regular session begins in January. The hope is to create clearer pathways for children to find permanent stability.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNovember could soon be known asNational Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month, the result of a bipartisan resolution introduced by Sen. Joe Manchin and others.
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