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W.Va. education officials unveil major overhaul of $2B school funding formula

CHARLESTON - For the last several years, lawmakers have talked about reforming West Virginia's formula for sending tax dollars to the state's 55 county school systems. Now, the Department of Education believes it has a fix. During Wednesday's meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education, ...

WVU ‘cyber summit’ will address worries over AI, other concerns

MORGANTOWN – Artificial Intelligence is more than a soothing, well-modulated voice emanating from a speaker – to remind you of that oil change for your car next Tuesday. Much more. The U.S. and countries abroad are grappling these days with the not-so-benign aspects of AI, and the worry ...

‘GameChanger’ drug prevention program nets national humanitarian award

MORGANTOWN – Joe Boczek and the team driving GameChanger, the drug abuse prevention and awareness program geared to Mountain State youth, did something last week that they normally don’t do. They relaxed. And enjoyed their moment. But it was fleeting. GameChanger this past Thursday in ...

Mylan Park Elementary gets a Big 12 makeover in advance of Arizona game

MORGANTOWN – Let the record show that Anne Lupo most certainly did not do an endzone celebratory dance Thursday morning at Mylan Park Elementary. But hey – it was pretty close. “I was right there, I have to tell you,” the school principal said, laughing. “Very exciting.” And ...

Marion BOE issues legislative invite

FAIRMONT – If you’re an elected lawmaker representing Marion County, the county’s Board of Education wants to take you to school for a bit. The BOE on Wednesday formally invited senators and delegates to its Nov. 17 meeting, so they can hear concerns from the district – and the ...