school consolidation

Coal was king in McDowell County in the 1960s and 70s. At one point, it was one of the richest counties in the country due to coal production. There were…

This week on Inside Appalachia, basketball was a big deal for the small town of Northfork, in McDowell County, West Virginia. The high school team won the…

A West Virginia county has planned to combine seven primary schools into four next year to avoid deficit spending.The Intelligencer reports the Brooke…

The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the state education board's authority to reject Nicholas County's plan to consolidate multiple schools into a…

There's a surprising correlation between guns and West Virginia's Trump voters. Also, the fight over school consolidation goes to the Supreme Court. And…

The West Virginia School Building Authority is set to vote on whether to provide funding for Fayette County's school consolidation plan.Fayette County is…

As Fayette County fights over school consolidation, The Front Porch gang questions whether the promises made about school consolidation ever came…

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is staying out of a funding issue involving school consolidation in Fayette County.State Board of Education President…

The state School Building Authority has rejected a funding plan for the consolidation of four high schools in Fayette County.The authority voted Monday to…

On West Virginia Morning, the state Board of Education is moving forward with a controversial plan to close and consolidate some schools in Fayette…