Folklife Mentor/Apprentice Opportunities Now Open
West Virginia Folklife, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting applications for its statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program.
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House Moves To Undo Its Own Athlete Transfer Rule
House Bill 4425 repeals a bill the House passed just three years ago to allow students to transfer schools without losing eligibility to play sports.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPumpkin Drop Brings Seasonal Fun To STEM Education
More than 1,000 students from across West Virginia and western Pennsylvania tried to keep their gourds intact this past Friday, Oct. 25, as they sailed more than 100 feet through the air at the 35th annual Pumpkin Drop at West Virginia University.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMiddle School Career And Technical Training Hopes To Improve Student Engagement, Employment
“I've seen kids go to college and have no idea what they want to be and go get a political science degree, then they can’t get a job,” Hardesty said. “I am sick and tired of a counselor telling a kid in the welding program ‘You don't want to be a welder’ when he can go out and make $40 an hour and get hired today.”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Middle Schoolers Will See More CTE Opportunities This Fall
Rick Gillman, director of career technical education at the West Virginia Department of Education, said that while CTE programs exist in many counties, he and his staff wanted to develop something for all the middle school teachers in the state.
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Bill Restricting Transgender Female Athletes In W.Va. Heads To Governor
A bill to restrict transgender girls and women from playing female sports is on its way to Gov. Jim Justice. The West Virginia House of Delegates voted to accept the Senate’s version of HB 3293 on Friday evening.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWant Students to Achieve Academically? Provide Mental Health Services
Of the 718 public schools in West Virginia, 129 have school-based health centers (although note that some elementary/middle or middle/high schools share a…
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