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A coalition of advocacy groups and homeschool parents who serve as legislators are working with the state education department to help increase freedom and respect for home education in a formerly unfriendly state.
CHARLESTON â The West Virginia Board of Education didnât take action at its emergency meeting Wednesday against the dwindling number of counties that are still defying its order to reopen classrooms. State schools Superintendent Clayton Burch said only three counties â Gilmer, Marion and Taylor â still arenât complying. State board members suggested they may vote Tuesday to punish continued defiance, and they heard a range of options from their top attorney. The state branch of the American Federation of Teachers union also filed suit Wednesday against the state schoo...
Listen • 15:32 On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch who shares his goals for spring 2021, and we learn about a unique toy store in Princeton that sells 1980s toys. It’s been a tough year for K-12 education in West Virginia. From making sure kids were fed in the spring and summer, to figuring out how to open safely in the fall, to balancing new and old learning models, and finding solutions to broadband challenges. As we take a break and enter the holidays, state education leaders are now looking ahead to the...