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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.
Comparison. 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 ...
AFT-Kanawha is a local affiliate of AFT-West Virginia. [12] All AFT local unions are affiliated with the National and WV AFL-CIO [13] The West Virginia School Service Personnel (WVSSPA) [14] represents school service personnel in Kanawha County Schools. School service personnel include non-administrative office employees, aides, custodians ...
West Virginia Department of Agriculture. West Virginia Department of Commerce. West Virginia Division of Forestry. West Virginia Division of Labor. West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey. West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training. West Virginia Water Development Authority.
The United States Department of Education is a cabinet-level department of the United States government.It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services by the Department of Education Organization Act, which President Jimmy Carter signed into ...
The Kanawha County Textbook War, also known as 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 ...
The West Virginia Educational Standards Test (WESTEST) is a criterion-referenced test measured student's knowledge of the West Virginia Content Standards. It is designed to meet NCLB requirements. Tests are administered in Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Reading/Language Arts in grades 3-11. [1]
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.