• Welcome Back!

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    State Superintendent Steve Paine welcomes teachers and students back to school.

  • Schools of Excellence

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    Sixteen schools were recognized at the Clay Center for their achievements.

  • Coming to your classroom soon!

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    Several Chinese guest educators will be teaching in West Virginia this year through the College Board/Hanban/National Council of State Supervisors for Languages Chinese Guest Teacher Program.

  • Year-End Review

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    It’s a new day in education thanks to the West Virginia Board of Education.

  • A Father Shares His Story

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    Sean Tuohy, whose family takes in a homeless but talented teenager in the movie "The Blind Side," shared his story during the 2010 West Virginia Statewide Technology conference.

  • Students Participate in STARTALK

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    STARTALK allows young students to learn the Chinese language and culture.

  • West Virginia Teachers Honored for Earning National Board Certification

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    Seventy-four West Virginia teachers were honored for earning National Board Certification for 2009-2010, the highest credential in the teaching profession.

  • Learn21

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    Learn21 provides afterschool learning fun!

  • Lemonade Stand Project

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    A student at Barrackville Elementary/Middle School prepares lemonade to sell at the Capitol in Charleston as part of the West Virginia Department of Education's annual Lemonade Stand Project to promote entrepreneurship. The project incorporates math, reading, composition, social studies and higher level thinking skills as students determine costs, select recipes and create marketing plans.

  • Arts Alive 2010

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    The Morgantown High School-University High School Symphony Orchestra performs recently during Arts Alive: The Best of West Virginia. The signature event held annually features the visual arts as well as instrumental and vocal music, dance and theater performances by students from across West Virginia.

  • Golden Horseshoe

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    West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine inducts a student as a lady of the Golden Horseshoe on Friday, May 07, 2010. The Golden Horseshoe is awarded to eighth grade students who demonstrate their knowledge of West Virginia history.

School Snapshots

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Mountwest Community and Technical College instructor Jason Black helps a student with a task during the first Bioscience Teacher Academy in Huntington. The professional development opportunity provided public school health science teachers the opportunity to perform testing on a DNA sample as well as learn about other testing techniques used to track a disease outbreak or solve crimes, CSI style.

Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Steven L. Paine
Superintendent of Schools

The world is changing, and so is West Virginia's educational system. West Virginia teachers, students and parents are meeting the challenges of more rigorous national and international standards...


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