Whitewater Season On Gauley River Begins In Two Weeks
Friday, September 11 marks the start of the 2026 Gauley Season with the first controlled release from the Summersville Dam.
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National Study Shows W.Va. Students Making Strides In Math Ability
One in five students in West Virginia has better math scores on standardized tests than in 2019, good enough to give West Virginia the sixth best math achievement growth in the country on the Education Scorecard.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Board Of Education Receives Positive Updates From Distressed School Districts
Hancock County Schools is engaging with training and reducing its force to right its fiscal outlook, and a new board member is sworn in.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Of Emergency Declared For Pocahontas County Schools, Updates Provided For Other State School Interventions
The board approved the declaration at their monthly meeting Wednesday based on a report of on-site Special Circumstance Review conducted at Pocahontas County High School in the fall of 2024 at the request of County Superintendent Lynne Bostic.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Board Of Ed. Reviews Local School Takeovers, Elects New Leadership
Much of the West Virginia Board of Education’s Monday morning meeting was spent hearing updates on three of the state interventions into local school systems.
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State Board Of Education Receives Updates On Ongoing Investigation, State Assessments And More
During its monthly meeting Wednesday, Aug. 9, the West Virginia Board of Education received an update on the investigation into Upshur County Schools, which was placed under state control earlier this summer.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Board Of Education Hears Reports On County Investigations, Confirms Leadership
Michele Blatt was sworn in as the new state superintendent of schools, and the board heard updates on two school systems under state control.
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