West Virginia Department of Education

Among reports on school safety and security, and the results of a teacher survey, the state BOE heard an update on Lincoln County Schools.

On this West Virginia Morning, Amendment 3 asks West Virginia voters if churches should be allowed to incorporate, and Deputy Superintendent Michele Blatt talks about education after the pandemic.

On this West Virginia Morning, the state’s best-known cryptid is back in the locally produced movie “Return of the Mothman.” Inside Appalachia producer Bill Lynch spoke with film director Herb Gardner about why people are still interested in the Mothman.

The West Virginia Board of Education is taking over Logan County Schools after a special circumstances review of the district last month.

West Virginia HEAT, which stands for Hospitality Education and Training, is a program within the West Virginia Department of Education that is dedicated to training the next generation of hospitality workers in West Virginia. These workers are often the first faces visitors see when they come to our state. Liz McCormick spoke with Tami Maynard, who works in the West Virginia HEAT program, to learn more.

Last week, the West Virginia Supreme Court lifted an injunction against the Hope Scholarship program. The program's governing board must now address delays and issues the injunction caused for the program to move forward.

The Future Is You!, a program created in collaboration between the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB), won first place in the Educational Resources for the Community category – Division 2, during the 54th Annual Public Media Awards. The recognition was a part of the 2022 National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) conference.

West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch is now the new superintendent of the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, after stepping aside as the chief of the state's school system.

"An Evening With Dolly, Celebrating Imagination Library In West Virginia," will be broadcast LIVE, exclusively on West Virginia Public Broadcasting on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 5:30 p.m.

On this West Virginia Morning, state officials have been working through the summer to ensure schools are safe in the event of a threat – such as a school shooting. Education reporter Liz McCormick talks with the West Virginia Department of Education’s Jonah Adkins, a coordinator in the office of accountability.