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W.Va. superintendent approves closures of Hugh Dingess, Justice elementaries after 2026-27

LOGAN, W.Va. (WCHS) — As school closures and consolidations rack up across the Mountain State, Logan County becomes the next. “State Superintendent Blatt, acting in her capacity as the Logan County Board of Education, hereby approves the closure of Hugh Dingess Elementary School effective at the conclusion of the 2026-27 school year," West Virginia Department of Education Assistant Superintendent Amon Gilliam said. "In the matter of Justice Elementary School, State Superintendent Blatt, acting in her capacity as Logan County Board of Education, hereby approves the closure of Justice Elementary School."

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Mine Wars Education in Action: A Testimony on our Reading Guides and Field Trips

Our Education Coordinator, Kandi Workman, recently checked in with a member of our Education Advisory Panel on the classroom application of our Reading Guides and the importance of seeing history firsthand. Check it out!. In spring of 2026, Chapmanville Regional High School English teacher Ashlea Carey introduced her 11th grade...

West Virginia · 15h
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Hanshaw calls for a careful overhaul of the aging school funding formula

House Speaker Roger Hanshaw anticipates movement on revising the state’s two-generation-old public school funding formula. “A number of things have gone into creating the environment that we have right now that we think we’re primed to act,” Hanshaw said on MetroNews Talkline. This week lawmakers got a...

West Virginia · 1d
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WVU approves tuition increases earlier than usual for 2027-28 academic year

Morgantown, WV · 8h

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Lincoln Girls Cross Country Team Wins State Title

It was truly a Happy Halloween for Lincoln High School’s Girls Cross Country Team! Both Lincoln’s boys’ AND girls’ Cross Country teams qualified and participated in the state championship that was held at Cabell Midland High School in Ona, W.Va., on Oct. 31. It was also the second year in a row that both LHS teams qualified, and the first time in school history that the full team qualified.

Ona, WV · 3d

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Indians Earn Runner-Up Spot at Big 10 Cheerleading Competition; Robert C. Byrd Wins League Crown

Bridgeport finished as the runner-up in the Big 10 Conference Cheerleading Championship this evening at Robert C. Byrd High School in Clarksburg. The Eagles took the top spot in the competition. Twelve teams took part in the event. The order of performance, including BHS was as follows: East Fairmont, North...

Bridgeport, WV · 4d

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WVU Honors Four Students for October Emergency Responses

At Reynolds Hall, three students shared the response to a gym emergency; near Milan Puskar Stadium, Hannah Marks joined aid efforts during another medical crisis. WVU’s Student Government Association recognized Marks, Finian McKay, Jordan Sexstone and Julie Weisz on November 4 for their actions in the two October incidents.

Morgantown, WV · 2d

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W.Va. Department of Education briefs lawmakers on proposal for new school funding formula

CHARLESTON – With student enrollment expected to continue trending downward while the estimate cost of educating rural students and those with special needs expected to rise, education officials in West Virginia walked lawmakers through a draft proposal to reform the formula before the courts mandate changes. The Joint Standing...

West Virginia · 4d

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Mon County BOE reviews 2026-27 enrollment numbers, reports fourth straight year of declines

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Monongalia County School System plans to continue to dive into more details about the ongoing decline in student enrollment. Mon County Schools Deputy Superintendent Donna Talerico reported that student enrollment for the 2026-27 semester reached 10,907 students, which reflects a 163-student decrease in comparison to last year. This also marks the fourth consecutive year of declining enrollment, with the largest decrease observed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monongalia County, WV · 3d

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West Virginia school districts seek improvements as requests exceed available funds

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – School districts across West Virginia are competing for approximately $61 million in construction funding as the West Virginia School Building Authority reviews requests from 34 counties. County superintendents presented their proposed projects to the authority on Monday and Tuesday, outlining needs ranging from aging heating and cooling systems to roof repairs, […]

West Virginia · 3d

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WSAZ Investigates | Gov. Morrisey announces reopening of former Barboursville School

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced the reopening of the former Barboursville School as a residential treatment facility. In a press conference Thursday, the governor said the reopening will establish a model to expand in-state treatment options and bring more children home to their families and communities, rather than sending them out of state for care that can be costly.

Barboursville, WV · 1d

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West Virginia Department of Education stresses highest areas of need for public school funding to lawmakers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — After months of off-season discussions, lawmakers were presented with the West Virginia Department of Education’s (WVDE) legislative proposal for modernizing the state’s decades-old school funding formula. The nine-point proposal, outlining key areas for improvement, was first rolled out in an October presentation to the Board of Education. On Monday, it was […]

West Virginia · 4d

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State officials uncertain on current scope of West Virginia microschools

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia defined microschools in law in 2022 as tuition-charging alternatives to public school, private school, homeschooling and learning pods. But the state cannot provide a complete count of how many microschools are operating or how many students attend them. The Treasurer’s Office says 1,709 students have connected with microschools through the Hope Scholarship portal this school year — its “closest available estimate” of enrollment. The figure does not include students attending without Hope.

West Virginia · 3d

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State School Building Authority hearing from 34 county school superintendents this week; to distribute $61 million

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Education leaders from all around West Virginia are stopping by the state School Building Authority’s office in the Capital City early this week. Superintendents from 34 counties are making their pitches to the SBA to receive some of the $61 million that will be distributed this year. Seventeen education officials presented before the SBA board on Monday, with 17 more to follow on Tuesday.

West Virginia · 4d

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Hope Scholarship Annual Report Shows High Parental Satisfaction

West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack late last month released the 2025-2026 Annual Report for the Hope Scholarship. This program helps parents choosing to pursue alternative forms of education receive funds to pay for that educational opportunity. “We wanted to be very transparent. We are trying to be as transparent as we can” noted the Treasurer in an interview. That came from the fact that “we get a lot of questions about Hope.” The Annual Report reflected the intention to get as much detailed information into the 64-page document as possible.

West Virginia · 3d

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Vanderbilt Hit by BYOD Ransomware Gang Claiming 1M SSNs

Vanderbilt University confirmed an “active cybersecurity incident” on Monday, November 9, and told users to shut down university devices as the BYOD ransomware group listed the school on its leak site. The group claims it holds more than one million Social Security numbers and has taken over the university’s data center.

Nashville, TN · 3d

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Playoff matchups set for the best of the best in the two Virginias

(WVNS) – The high school football playoff fields are set in the two Virginias. Let’s take a look at what is next for our local teams. In Single-A, the Meadow Bridge Wildcats and Greenbrier West Cavaliers will meet in the eight versus nine seed matchup. That game will take place at Frank Arritt Stadium in […]

West Virginia · 4d

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WVU wrestling opens dual season with 52–0 shutout in Cameron

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia. West Virginia’s wrestling team made its first dual of the season a sweep. The No. 23 Mountaineers defeated Mercyhurst 52–0 at Cameron High School on Saturday, November 7, winning all 10 bouts and producing five pins. The official WVU recap identifies the result as the...

Morgantown, WV · 3d

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WATCH: WVU opens testing center in Evansdale Crossing

The University Testing Center opened a new Evansdale location Monday. The new location has 125 seats and is located on the third floor of Evansdale Crossing.

Morgantown, WV · 3d

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Parents advocate against hazing on college campuses after losing son in 2014

On Nov. 12, 2014, TJ and Kim Burch's lives turned upside down when Kim's phone started buzzing off the hook. "I was restless. I got up and was actually on the couch and the phone rang. I didn’t answer, then it rang again and I didn’t answer it; then the third time it rang, I said something’s wrong and that’s when I answered. It was one of the fraternity boys and he said There's something wrong; you need to come here now," said Kim.

Morgantown, WV · 3d