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ELKINS, W.Va (WDTV) - Randolph County Schools could eliminate between 27 and 30 positions next school year because of declining enrollment, Superintendent Dr. Derek Lambert said Monday after a Board of Education meeting. Enrollment down 239 students. Lambert said district enrollment is down by 239 students. “Based on our student...
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Rockingham County School Board is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by the former principal of Peak View Elementary School. Joseph Kapuchuck filed the lawsuit after he was fired in August 2024, claiming it was in retaliation for...
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.
An attempt to require all participating schools in the Hope Scholarship program be located in the state was vehemently rejected by lawmakers this week.
(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 […]
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.
GHENT, WV (WVNS) – By the end of this week, we will finally find out who the best high school volleyball teams are in West Virginia. First up in A, we have two teams from southern West Virginia competing – #7 Summit Christian taking on #2 East Hardy and then #6 Greenbrier West taking on […]
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, […]
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 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 (WOWK) — The West Virginia Department of Education has put in front of lawmakers a proposal they said would help modernize the school funding formula in West Virginia. They are asking for $410 million additional dollars, but said it’s not all about money. In this episode, the man who worked to draft the […]
The top education committee leaders in the West Virginia Legislature say they’re open to exploring a school funding proposal that could cost up to $410 million — but they’re also emphasizing the mathematical reality of what 100 delegates and 34 senators might want. “I’m one of 134...
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.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
The Bridgeport Indians are still No. 2 in the latest MetroNews power rankings for high school football, but the gap between the Tribe and the Herbert Hoover Huskies is tiny heading into the postseason is tiny. The Tribe received 187 points and 8 first-place votes after a bye in Week...
The West Virginia Department of Education says it will take a $410 million increase in state aid for public schools to meet needs in special education, enrollment stabilization, personnel and more.
