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- Marion County Schools Rank No. 3 In The State - WBOY-TV - WBOY.com
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Website that collects and combines stats from three sources is out with listing of how counties rate in terms of student achievement. Marion is third in state, just behind Putnam and Ohio counties. Ranking based on >
Sep 20, 11:39 AM:
- Scholarship pageant coming up
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K-12 girls from Berkeley Co., WV, can compete for prizes and college scholarships in annual pageant. Despite insistence it's about promoting "education and community service," it's still outdated and sexist. But with >
Sep 13, 12:58 PM:
- 'Virtual School' faces fight
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Virtual school idea floated in Marshall Co., WV. Meanwhile, parents are frustrated by county's reluctance to allow kids to attend Union Co. cyber school. Students who tried to enroll after July 25 denied permission for >
Sep 2, 7:03 AM:
- BOE discusses Adequate Yearly Progress
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Disappointing results for WV district in AYP reports. Targets increased sharply as NCLB deadline approaches, and schools couldn't keep up. Superintendent recognizes need to improve, but says scores are not indicative of >
Aug 29, 1:05 PM:
- Local Schools Get ‘F’; Don’t Meet State Mandate For Progress
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Almost half of WV schools missed AYP targets. Officials remain optimistic, though, that students are making progress "in other ways not show by the results." Rising standards, which were made in anticipation of NCLB >
Aug 29, 11:54 AM:
- Westest results send mixed message
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WV Ed Dept says majority of schools improved this year. But significant rise in numbers failing to meet NCLB requirements. Only 52% made AYP, down from 81% last year. Rising targets become harder to hit each year. While >
Aug 23, 9:21 AM:
- Test Scores Show Fewer Schools Meet Federal Standards
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WV schools struggle to make AYP, and less than half do so. Officials point to more promising nuances in data: more than half "showed improvement" on math and reading/language arts scores. State superintendent says state >
Aug 23, 7:58 AM:
- Test Scores Redeem MHS
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WV high school meets and exceeds state proficiency averages in nearly every subject. Redeemed from negative audit report in March. School was already working toward improving scores prior to audit. Principal says data >
Aug 17, 3:48 PM:
- Union President Says Instructional Requirement Does Not Matter
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WV teachers union leader takes, "it is what it is" attitude toward instructional requirement, saying mandate for 180 days won't be met because not priority for students to attend. What?!?! Follow-up non-existent here. >
Jul 19, 12:02 PM:
- Gilmer County Schools has 2 superintendents?
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Is there room for two superintendents in WV district? We'll soon find out. State-appointed and board-selected candidates plan to report to work on first day. Should have sought a clearer answer on where district goes >
Jun 30, 8:59 AM:
- Putnam gets money for Winfield Elementary work
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WV county awarded construction money from state. Goal to eliminate portable classrooms because of safety, but specifics left out. Overall budget perspective given. Go further and illuminate what rest of budget actually >
Jun 28, 12:10 PM:
- WV-based school takes all learning online
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WV online school conceived in early 1990s is now a statewide charter catering to over 1000 students. Case studies of students illustrate benefits of alternative to one-size-fits-all approach. More details of school's >
Jun 10, 10:53 AM:
- Students model program that melds learning, technology
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Program for WV students blends technology and learning. Excellent anecdotal examples of the unique learning opportunities offered, but story could use some wider perspective. How does this fit into the growing effort to >
Jun 2, 8:10 AM:
- Rockefeller advocates for rural education
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WV Senator Rockefeller pushing legislation providing more support of rural schools. Details and stats on growing numbers of students attending classes in rural areas and issues they face. Nothing here on chances of >
Jun 1, 3:40 PM:
- Educators debate letting children sleep later
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Preston County pushes start time back 30 minutes. Hopes students will be more alert, thus increasing achievement. Teachers get more planning time, but this isn't proven to help an ineffective teacher become better. Any >
May 31, 3:13 PM:
- Manual-West Virginia targets gap between education, available jobs
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WV's community and technical colleges commit to producing 16,000 more grads by 2015 to help state compete for skilled jobs. Good stats defining problem. Unclear how to encourage students to continue ed and study in areas >
May 2, 9:00 AM:
- Manual-New Education Standards Being Developed for West Virginia Public Schools
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State board prepares to hear from educators developing new standards for math, English and language arts that will be in line with national Common Core. Tell us if these are only courses changing and when new standards >
Apr 27, 1:08 PM:
- Some schools closing the book on laptops
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Many WV schools no longer provide students with laptops, a decade after initiative began. Problems include budget shortfall and lack of bandwidth. Disappointing news, but could do with data on project's effectiveness. >
Apr 12, 12:46 PM:
- W.Va. gets D in history
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WVa. gets a "D" and falls within national average on U.S. history assessment standards in a Fordham report. Only the one report cited and its criteria don't jibe with the the state's view of viable standards. The bigger >
Mar 2, 10:32 AM:
- Teachers against evaluation based on student achievement
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Teacher union survey asks and finds widespread opposition to reforms that are sweeping rest of country. Union leaders announce to press that they oppose efforts to use performance in evaluations and charter schools. >
Feb 25, 9:03 AM:
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West Virginia
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- Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Online 100%
- Wetzel Chronicle - Online 75%
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- Wheeling News-Register - Online 8%
- Mountain Statesman 17%