Cash Reward Offered For Information On Vandalism In The New River Gorge National Park
$1,000 is being offered for tips that lead to the conviction of those responsible for the defacement of the Long Point Trail.
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Legislators Receive Report On School Safety Needs
Student safety continues to be a concern across the nation. In West Virginia, a rash of hundreds of hoax threats made against schools across the state earlier this fall has renewed conversations about the safety of, and preparedness of, aging school struc...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVirtual Charter School Data Show Low But Improving Scores
Of the close to 3,400 students enrolled in charter schools in the state, more than 80 percent attend a virtual charter school.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Tackle FAFSA, School Discipline And More Education Topics At August Interims
Fall classes are well under way across the state. But state lawmakers meeting at the Capitol in Charleston over the weekend learned about lingering issues with a federal form from last year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFAFSA Issues, College Going Rate And More Presented To LOCEA
A change to a federal financial aid form for college students is having major ripple effects through West Virginia’s higher education system.
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Literacy Program Unintentionally Pulling Resources From Special Education
As a side-effect of legislation passed earlier this year, 41 percent of special education aides in the state have moved into first grade literacy aide positions.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. K-12 Schools See Rise In Popularity, Access For Computer Science
A report from the West Virginia Department of Education says access to computer science courses has notably increased over the past four years. This comes after a 2019 Senate bill that had the department create a development plan in K-12 schools.
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