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WV ranks near bottom of country for education outcomes as childhood poverty increases, data shows
One quarter of children in West Virginia live in poverty, and new data shows the number has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kids Count Data Book ranked West Virginia 47th out of 50 states for children’s economic well-being. The data, released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, sought to analyze how kids are […] The post WV ranks near bottom of country for education outcomes as childhood poverty increases, data shows appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
First school year after Third Grade Success Act draws to a close
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first full school year with implementation of the Third Grade Success Act has wrapped up in West Virginia. The legislation aims to improve math and reading skills for students in grades K-3 by providing funding to place teaching aids in classrooms statewide. Aides have been...
MetroNews This Morning 6-10-24
–The Third Grade Success Act crosses the one-year milestone. –Governor Jim Justice talks about the need to tighten up on home school requirements in the wake of a teen’s death in Boone County. –A Charleston chef is up for a high honor nationally. –In Sports: A valiant effort by...
Gov. Justice signs legislation providing more than $80 million for West Virginia’s college students and higher education institutions
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — Gov. Jim Justice signed SB 1007, which allocates more than $80 million to the state’s higher education system to strengthen West Virginia’s financial aid programs this year and support colleges and universities. Joined by recent high school graduates and presidents of several colleges and universities, Gov. Justice said that this funding, […]
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