• State Board of Education Welcomes New Member

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    The newest member of the West Virginia Board of Education, Michael Green, is sworn in by West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine.

  • New Student Representative Joins W.Va. Board of Education for Three Meetings

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    New student representative, Ben Adams, joins the West Virginia Board of Education.

  • Regional Education Service Agencies Honor Senator Robert C. Byrd For His Dedication To American History

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    West Virginia Board of Education President Priscilla Haden presents a vase to Chris Gould, who accepted the award on behalf of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D. W.Va., during a recent celebration in Charleston. Byrd was chosen to receive the first Teaching American History Program Award for his support and appreciation of teaching of U.S. history.

  • 2009 Milken Family Foundation Award

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    The 2009 Milken Family Foundation Award winner celebrates her award with Monroe County Schools Superintendent Lyn Guy.

  • WV Board Member in National Spotlight

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    Dr. Lowell Johnson, a member of the West Virginia Board of Education, was recognized as the 2010 president of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) at the organization's annual conference in Arlington, Va.

  • Global21 Chalk Buzz

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    Students at Divide Elementary in Fayette County are welcomed to school with "chalk buzz" spreading the word about Global21: Students deserve it. The world demands it. Click here to view photos submitted by other schools.

  • 2010 West Virginia Teacher of the Year

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    Gretchen Shaffer, a math teacher at Morgantown High School in Monongalia County, accepts the 2010 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Award from State Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine and Board President Priscilla Haden.

  • Character Educator of the Year

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    Debi Lewis, a counselor at Stratton Elementary School in Raleigh County, is the 2009 recipient of the Paul J. Morris Character Educator of the Year Award.

  • PAEMST Winner

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    Susan Naylor, a math teacher-coach in Wood County, was recognized by State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Paine for receiving the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2009.

  • W.Va. Schools Adapt to Changing World

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    President Barack Obama has said, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

School Snapshots

Fifth grade students from Ansted Middle School in Fayette County placed third in their division at the West Virginia Social Studies Fair for a project on Ansted's First Freedom Walk to honor the victims of 9/11.

Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Steven L. Paine
Superintendent of Schools

"We would have done our children an unforgivable disservice if we did not recognize that globalization has changed the way West Virginia and other states must think about educating students..."
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