Shepherdstown Commemorates 250th Anniversary Of Beeline March
Residents and reenactors gathered in Shepherdstown on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of a Revolutionary War event with West Virginia roots.
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State Educational Leaders Hear Homeschool Assessment Numbers
The West Virginia Board of Education was updated on the 2023-2024 assessments for West Virginia’s homeschooled students.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsApplications Now Open For Hope Scholarship
Applications are now open for new families seeking to receive the Hope Scholarship for the 2024-2025 school year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Talk Homeschooling In W.Va.
On this episode of The Legislature Today, about 20,000 West Virginia children are homeschooled, with that numbers growing every day. Some officials in state education and the West Virginia Legislature help champion school choice. Others worry about the quality of the education and the safety of homeschooled children.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReporter Roundtable Talks Rolling Coal, Reproductive Rights, Jails, Health And More
On this episode of The Legislature Today, we have our weekly reporter roundtable. Randy Yohe is joined by WVPB reporter Briana Heaney and Ogden Newspapers’ State Government Reporter Steven Allen Adams to recap the week’s action.
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Bill Reducing Homeschool Assessment Reports Passes W.Va. Senate
Currently, homeschool parents must provide academic assessments to their county school board at the end of grades 3, 5, 8 and 11. Senate Bill 541 would change that and require parents to submit their child’s academic assessment only once.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBill To Reduce Homeschooler Assessments Moves Through Committee
The Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday that will allow parents of homeschoolers to submit their child’s academic assessment only once in that child’s homeschool career.
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