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The Harrison County Board of Education voted to begin a formal review of a plan to merge Salem Elementary into Mountaineer Elementary and Lost Creek Elementary into West Milford Elementary. No closures are final, and public hearings come next.
State leaders want the West Virginia Supreme Court to wait until spring on a lawsuit over the school aid formula, saying the Legislature is already working on a rewrite.
More than 1,000 K-12 students came to WVU's Evansdale campus Friday to drop their protected pumpkins from the 11-story Engineering Sciences Building, with proceeds benefiting Ronald McDonald House Morgantown.
Kanawha County voters decide Tuesday whether to renew the schools excess levy, approved since 1937. It would keep the current rate and bring in an estimated $32.87 million a year.
Top West Virginia officials want the state's high court to hold the Patten v. Hanshaw school funding case until April 12, 2027, while lawmakers weigh an overhaul of the school aid formula.
Barbour County Schools temporarily disabled internet access in every district building while outside forensic specialists investigate a potential cybersecurity incident. Schools remain open and classes are on schedule.
A plan to close Zela and Birch River elementary schools and move students to the new Summersville PK-8 school drew emotional pushback from parents, with a decision expected Nov. 10.
The state treasurer's new annual report shows Hope Scholarship spending and enrollment climbing fast, while the teachers' union raises questions about fairness, oversight and the impact on public schools.
WVU Police served search warrants Monday night at the Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha houses in Morgantown as part of ongoing alleged hazing investigations. No charges have been announced.
GoMart is donating 17,000 copies of a new children's book by WVU broadcaster Tony Caridi, one for every first grader in the Mountain State, as Caridi tours classrooms in six counties this week.
The new facility will house startup incubators, AI research labs, and workforce training programs.
