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Hope Scholarship Report Shows Growth In Enrollment, Cost

Spending via the Hope Scholarship Program has increased by more than 50% over the past year, with most of the money going to nonpublic, private schools.

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Education Chris Schulz,

Berkeley County Schools To Sue Over School Funding Formula

Ryan Saxe, superintendent of Berkeley County Schools, said the suit is about whether West Virginia school funding system adequately supports what school districts are responsible for providing their students.

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The Future Of American Chestnuts In Mason County, This West Virginia Morning

In Mason County, West Virginia, new data center developments are changing local landscapes and communities. One of the computing campuses is also threatening a special stand of trees. Reporter Andrea “River” Peterson reports.

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Education Bill Lynch,

Dolly Day And Student Asks State Supreme Court For Help, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, a Lincoln County student asks the state supreme court to step in, a state of emergency is declared in several counties, and a new initiative honors Dolly Parton.

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Education Chris Schulz,

Lincoln County Student Asks State Supreme Court To Order Fix Of School Funding

The suit, filed with the support of the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia, asks the court to declare the state’s school funding system unconstitutional and order the state to meet its duty to provide a thorough and efficient education to every child in West Virginia.

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Education Sec. McMahon Visits Cabell County

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon told media in Cabell County she wants to transition federal education funding to a block grant model and eliminate the U.S. Department of Education completely.

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