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By Jennifer Smith
WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – New state Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Martirano laid out a six-step plan Wednesday on how he intends to move forward over the next few months. It was Martirano’s first meeting since he began the job in mid-September.
Martirano introduced his plan called “One Voice, One Focus: All Students Achieving Together.” It contains what he called ‘six guiding actions’ that will make the foundation for students pre-K...
By WV MetroNews Staff
Wheeling Park High School English teacher Gail Adams is the 2015 West Virginia Teacher of the Year.
The announcement was made Wednesday night during a ceremony in Charleston by state School Superintendent Michael Martirano.
Adams has been a teacher for 10 years. The state Department of Education says she “advocates for parent involvement and believes in educating the whole family. Though many of her students have become doctors, lawyers, and...
By Mackenzie Mays
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — SAT scores in West Virginia are better than last year, but not as many students are actually taking the test.
While students scored higher across the board in 2014 than students the year prior — with the state average better than the national average in all subjects — the number of test-takers decreased by 7 percent over the past year, according to the state Department of Education.
About 2,160 public school students took the SAT...
The Associated Press
The West Virginia Department of Education is honoring schools, educators and other employees at an awards ceremony.
The 2014 West Virginia Teacher of the Year will be announced Wednesday night at the Charleston Marriott Town Center.
The event also will honor Schools of Excellence and the educator and school service personnel employee of the year.
By Jennifer Smith
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – New state Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Martirano laid out a six-step plan Wednesday on how he intends to move forward over the next few months. It was Martirano’s first meeting since he began the job in mid-September.
Martirano introduced his plan called “One Voice, One Focus: All Students Achieving Together.” It contains what he called ‘six guiding actions’ that will make the foundation for students pre-K through 12.
“The...