MORGANTOWN — In June 2024, West Virginia Academy purchased 19.2 acres near Cheat Lake for $406,310. Now the state’s first charter school is looking to make that land the focal […]
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West Virginia Academy will use its $500K Yass Prize to extend its mission in the Mountain State
What do you do, when you’re the Mountain State’s first brick-and-mortar charter school, going into your third year of operation, and you were just recognized with an award widely regarded […]
Survey shows parents ‘extremely concerned’ about possibility of gun violence in their children’s schools this year
Nearly 80% of parents responding to an annual back-to-school survey by a nonprofit, national advocacy group say they are worried about the possibility — and the inevitability, even — of […]
Morgantown charter school plans an expansion to Preston
The West Virginia Academy, the state’s first brick-and-mortar charter school, is expanding its Morgantown campus to Preston County. “This is a second campus and not a campus move,” board chairman […]
April 9 letters to the editor
Before going nuclear, try geothermal energy West Virginians have dodged a bullet — for now. The West Virginia Senate tabled a bill that would have allowed our industry-friendly Department of […]
W.Va. Academy adding high school basketball teams
MORGANTOWN — By this time next year, there will be one more high school basketball program in Monongalia County. West Virginia Academy, the state’s first charter school, announced this week […]
W.Va. Academy has first day of classes — and the Hope Scholarship gets a failing grade
Cars from the future? Just like that, a new narrative in the education of the Mountain State’s young people took shape Tuesday morning in the parking lot of a nondescript, […]
Stays and standards: Morrisey’s Hope scholarship move discussed
Call Wednesday just another day at the office — in the unprecedented life of the West Virginia Academy. Classrooms have been renovated, furnishings are being delivered and work is being […]
The state’s first-ever charter schools are readying for fall
During her years at Parkersburg High in Wood County’s school district, Cheryl Stahle was lauded for her work as a classroom teacher and language arts specialist. Come fall, she’ll again […]
Mon Schools expected to lose $1.9 million in funding as students enroll in charters
Don’t let those dollar signs with all those zeros attached fool you, Eddie Campbell Jr. said. Campbell is superintendent of Monongalia County Schools, and his district just approved an operating […]
