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State of West Virginia. Headquarters. 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25305 [2] Agency executive. Michele L. Blatt, State Superintendent of Schools. Website. www .wvde .us. The West Virginia Department of Education is the state education agency of West Virginia. It is headquartered in Charleston.
West Virginia ranks as one of the lowest scoring states for education in the United States. According to The National Assessment of Educational Progress, the state ranks significantly below the national average in mathematics, reading, writing, and science. This is compared to its surrounding states of Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Ohio and ...
AFT-Kanawha is a local affiliate of AFT-West Virginia. All AFT local unions are affiliated with the National and WV AFL-CIO . The West Virginia School Service Personnel (WVSSPA) represents school service personnel in Kanawha County Schools. School service personnel include non-administrative office employees, aides, custodians, transportation ...
5400300 [1] Other information. Website. boe .faye .k12 .wv .us. Fayette County Schools is a public school district in Fayette County, West Virginia. Its offices are located in the county seat of Fayetteville .
Mary Francis Smith. Budget. $147,961,423 [1] Other information. Website. www.harcoboe.net. Harrison County School Board is the operating school district within Harrison County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Harrison County Board of Education and serves over 11,200 students in Harrison County. Dora Stutler is the current superintendent.
Website. greenbriercountyschools .org. Greenbrier County Schools is the operating school district within Greenbrier County, West Virginia. It is governed by the Greenbrier County Board of Education. The school district operates 14 public schools, including 2 high schools, 2 middle schools, 9 elementary schools, and an alternative education center.
The Kanawha County textbook controversy was a violent school control struggle in the 20th century United States. It led to the largest protests ever in the history of Kanawha County, West Virginia, the shooting of one bystander, and extended school closings. The controversy erupted in 1974 when new, multicultural textbooks were introduced that ...
Gobitis (1940) West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the First Amendment protects students from being compelled to salute the American flag or say the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools. [1] [2]