Education Week: West Virginia

ACLU : W.Va. counties' single-sex classes illegal

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

T-shirt flap bars 20 W.Va. seniors from graduation

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Preschool

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Prekindergarten participation in West Virginia has more than doubled since the state started a voluntary preschool program in 2002.

W.Va. launches crackdown on drivers who pass buses

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Broad Coalition Aims to Turn Around W.Va. District

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

Dozens of outside groups, including unions, companies, and foundations, swing in to help McDowell County.

Legal Issues Still Murky on Online Student Speech

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Administrators still seek guidance despite the Supreme Court's denial of cases involving discipline of student speech on the Internet.

School Lunch Fingerprint Technology in Motion

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

Biometric technology is being used in school cafeterias in an effort to improve the speed and accuracy of the breakfast and lunch lines.

Educators Need Training to Understand Common Standards, Experts Warn

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:06:00 -0400

Differentiate between the common-core standards and the already-existing state standards, experts at a gathering in West Virginia urge.

Judge Tosses W.Va. School Boards' Lawsuit

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:10:00 -0400

A Kanawha County judge threw out a lawsuit filed against the state's Public Employees Insurance Agency, its finance board, and the state auditor by 50 of West Virginia's 55 county school boards.

Former Govs. Prod States on Digital Education

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:08:00 -0400

The new Digital Learning Council, spearheaded by former Governors Jeb Bush and Bob Wise, hopes to move digital education beyond a "niche role."

iPhone 'App' for School Designed by W.Va. Teen

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500

A growing number of schools are developing iPhone apps for educational purposes.