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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 ...
Common Core. The Common Core State Standards Initiative, also known as simply Common Core, was a multi-state educational initiative begun in 2010 with the goal of increasing consistency across state standards, or what K–12 students throughout the United States should know in English language arts and mathematics at the conclusion of each ...
Tests by state. The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation.
Education. United States Military Academy ( BS) West Virginia University ( JD) University of Virginia ( LLM) Andrew McCoy "Mac" Warner (born February 18, 1955) is an American attorney, veteran, and the current West Virginia secretary of state. He announced his candidacy for Governor of West Virginia in 2024 on January 10, 2023.
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 West Virginia Healthy Lifestyles Act of 2005 is a West Virginia state law enacted in 2005. Signed into law by Governor Joe Manchin III, the act's purpose was to address obesity in the state. [1] The state legislature found in 2005 that "obesity is a problem of epidemic proportions" in West Virginia. [2]
The Next Generation Science Standards is a multi-state effort in the United States to create new education standards that are "rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education." [1] The standards were developed by a consortium of 26 ...