West Virginia School Board Association

"President Hardesty, Vice-President White, Distinguished Members and Superintendent Blatt, I am Jim Brown, the Executive Director of the West Virginia School Board Association. Th...

During last week's State Board of Education meeting in Charleston, President Paul Hardesty deviated from protocol by addressing those in attendance immediately following delegatio...

The West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy recently released a report titled "Moving Upstream: Improving Child Welfare in West Virginia by Addressing Root Causes of Hardship." Th...

The Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) is currently contemplating another round of premium increases for the upcoming year. The PEIA Finance Board is actively assessing the ...

The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board (PCSB) has been granted over $12 million in federal funding by the U.S. Department of Education's Charter Schools Program. This...

The 2023 County Efficiency Indicators were unveiled yesterday by the Department of Education during the West Virginia Board of Education meeting in Charleston. As a pivotal com...

West Virginia Public Charter Schools Seeking Hope Scholarship Dollars “According to the State Treasurer’s general counsel … charter schools are indeed permitted to serve as e...

During the September meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE), the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) unveiled the results of the West Virginia Schools Bal...

State Superintendent of Schools, Michele Blatt, addressed lawmakers at the Education Oversight Commission on Education Accountability, highlighting an unforeseen consequence of th...

Mrs. Nancy Walker is the inaugural recipient of the 2023 West Virginia School Board Association Member of the Year Award. Her unwavering commitment, exemplary leadership, and su...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — To get ready for school, teachers need supplies like pencils, notebooks, scissors, paper and more. But some West Virginia teachers say they need more than ...

The state Board of Education received the 2023 Public School Assessment Results during their meeting in Charleston today. The results show a slight improvement in overall proficie...

As part of the Interim Legilsative Session, Deputy State Superintendent of Schools Sonya White briefed the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability Sunday on h...

During the July 12th West Virginia Board of Eductaion meeting, Michele Blatt was sworn in as the 34th State Superintendent of Schools.

This week, West Virginia Supreme Court justices will consider whether the state’s system of approving charter schools is constitutional. Justices will hear oral arguments at 10 a...

UNITe with Numeracy is a comprehensive plan for educators at all programmatic levels to elevate the math4life goals of enhancing teacher content knowledge, improving teacher pedag...

During the 2023 Legislative Session lawmakers made changes to the WV Public Employees Grievance Procedures that go in to effect on June 9, 2023. Two major changes are as follows...

Today, the Office of Teaching and Learning provided a startling report to the State Board of Education on the percentage of math classes taught by noncredentialled teachers . 57...

Governor Jim Justice issued a statement regarding House Bill 2820,, which became law without his signature. “I fully support the ability of our HOPE scholarship recipients, stude...