CHARLESTON — The state Board of Education Wednesday chose state School Building Authority Executive Director David Roach as the next state superintendent of schools. Roach replaces Clayton Burch who, at his request, is being transferred to be the superintendent for the West Virginia ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s superintendent and state school board have come out against the new Hope Scholarship, saying it goes against the state Constitution by diverting funding away from the public schools system. The state’s top public schools officials made a statement ...
West Virginia celebrates its 1863 statehood on Monday, and, right on cue, it’s time to say: All hail the Knights and Ladies of the Golden Horseshoe. That’s the award that honors Mountain State eighth-graders who have demonstrated a multitude of knowledge about the place they call home, ...
Since 1984, the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy has served as a summer camp for smart kids. Really, really smart kids. Top-performing students admitted to the academy over the years have delved into DNA and the medical, ethical ramifications of what happens when you try to ...
West Virginia Schools Superintendent Clayton Burch gave a statewide homework assignment Friday – and all it entails is the rolling-up of one’s sleeve. Burch, who appeared at Gov. Jim Justice’s coronavirus press briefing that day, was talking about the rebranding of his department’s ...
MORGANTOWN — Amazing how much enthusiasm an adhesive bandage can generate. That’s why that grin kept breaking out under Sam Watson’s facemask, as he kept his eyes fixed to one stuck to his arm. “One down,” the Suncrest Middle School eighth-grader said. And, one to go. He ...