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By Jessica Farrish
(Beckley) Register-Herald Reporter
BECKLEY — When the iRaleigh Initiative in the Raleigh County school district placed iPads with every public school student at the beginning of the school year, most teachers and administrators agreed that technology in the classroom is necessary.
West Virginia is one of 29 states in the new Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC). The new academic assessment system will be extremely competitive and...
By Warren Scott, Staff Writer
The Herald-Star
FOLLANSBEE - The 2013 West Virginia Teacher of the Year encouraged youth at Follansbee Middle School to consider the consequences of their actions, whether posting on the Internet or preparing for school.
"You are all capable of doing great things, if you make the right choices," said Erin Sponaugle, a Berkeley County fifth-grade teacher who was among county teachers of the year submitted from throughout the state to...
By Jennifer Smith
WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Board of Education wants to know what teachers, administrators, service personnel and PTAs would like to see when it comes the characteristics of a new state superintendent of schools.
Dr. Jim Phares announced earlier this month that he will retire June 30. The state school board’s goal is to find his replacement in a short time. That means getting input from everyone.
On Thursday, the board sent out a...
By Garrett Cullen
WV MetroNews
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Many coaches are in favor, others not so much – that’s been the initial response to this week’s vote by the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to expand the summer practice session to all but one week on the summer months.
The rule, which still has to be approved by the state board of education, would go into effect for the 2015-2016 school year. Part of the intent of the change would give coaches at...
By John Raby
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON — James Phares looked forward to the challenge and opportunity to help make a difference in a state education system under fire when he was hired in late 2012 as West Virginia’s schools superintendent.
After 18 months, Phares will be stepping down on June 30 — which he said was set long ago as the day at age 61 that he’d walk with his wife into retirement.
“I told them what my parameters were,” Phares said in an...