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Erasing the Divide Between Schoolwork, Play

MU, WVU Presidents to Headline Technology Symposium

Saturday Marks Big Sports Day in Bellaire, Ohio

Wheeling Leaders Hold Management Retreat at Wheeling Jesuit University

JMHS Students Suspended for Allegedly Drinking at Football Game

Mountaineers for Responsible Government Attend Glenn Beck Rally

Enrollment Grew for Fifth Straight Year at West Liberty University

Eastern Gateway College Preparing to Train Drill Workers

$400 Million in Federal Money Headed to Ohio

Two Wheeling Organizations Chosen for Community Participation Grants

Number of Student Requests for Financial Aid on Rise

New School Year, Same Homeless Problem

Kids Hit the Books as School is Back in Session Thursday

Students Head Back to Classroom Today

New Follansbee Sidewalks Will Get Kids to School Safely, Encourages Good Fitness

Wheeling Jesuit University and Bethany College Ranked in Popular Report

West Virginia State Superintendent Visits Elm Grove Elementary Monday

Ohio County Teachers Return to Classroom Monday

Students Improve in Math, Reading

Student Athletes Have Health Insurance Options

Wheeling Jesuit Fails U.S. Department of Education's Financial Responsibility Test

Wesleyan Named Top College

West Virginia Honors Schools Of Excellence

Harrison County's Largest Employer Announces Additional Job Opportunities

Back to School Supplies Don't Have to Break the Bank

School Schedule Will Change for Marshall County Students

Pulling Out Wallet For Back to School Shopping

Survey Lists WVU Among The Top Party Schools

FCC Awards West Virginia More Than $2 Million in E-Rate Funds

Few Happy with State’s Shot at School Reform

West Liberty University Offering New Accelerated Degree Program

WVU Research Nets $175.3 Million in Grants in One Year

Education Bills Pass House Vote

Gov. Joe Manchin to Hold News Conference Updating Special Session

"Good Secrets, Bad Secrets" Harmony House in Wheeling has a Lesson for Your Family

Generous Donation to Miracle League Efforts in Wheeling

Brooke County Schools Board Member Waits to Take Oath

Four Teachers Resign in Bellaire Schools

J.R. Rogers Appointed to WVU's Board of Governors

First Ever Junior Police Academy Held in Wheeling

"Everybody Has a Story" Back in the WTRF Line-Up

Study Finds Charter Schools Don’t Improve Student Achievement

Four W.Va. High Schools Make National List

Manchin Applauds Education Work Group's Efforts

Teachers Union Makes Proposals for Education Reform

Wheeling Chosen to Host October Create W.Va. Conference

Brooke County Schools Hear from Parents, Faculty, Residents About Plan

Ohio County Schools Offer Summer Nutrition Program

Brooke County Schools Look to Make Changes

Boys State Helps to Provide Government Instruction

School is Out but Learning Continues for Ohio County Principals

School Officials Plead Not Guilty To Crimes In Connection With Bomb Threat

State Awards Grants for Inaugural Innovation Zone Projects

Summer Fun Begins for Ohio County Schools

Teachers Lawmakers Team up to Work on Education Reform

WVU School of Medicine Names New Dean

State Misses Deadline for Race to the Top

Special Session on Education Delayed Until Mid-July

Brooke County Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault

WVU Releases Spring Dean's and President's Lists

West Virginia Schools Compete for $10,000

Information on High School Graduations

Commission To Study Local Catholic High Schools

Voters Will Decide if New Elementary School is Built in Hancock County

WPHS Senior Presented Presidential Scholars Award

Ohio County Teacher of the Year Named at Meeting

Public Gathers to Learn New Supreme Court Rules

First Awards Event to Honor African-American Seniors

Group Worries About Safety for Students

Harrison Hills Rejects Putting Levy on Ballot

Officers Undergo Taser Training at West Virginia Northern Community College

Buckeye Local School District Plans To Close Two Schools

West Virginia Students Taking WESTEST 2 This Week

Special Session Continues at State Capitol

New Superintendent Named for Brooke County Schools

Transforming Old Sanford School Into Community Center Hits Major Snag

Warwood School is Only One of 15 to Use Special New Technology

Manchin Releases Special Session Agenda

West Virginia Students Preparing to Take the WESTEST

Students Receive Golden Horseshoe Awards

Budding Writers Recognized in Ceremony

WVNCC, MSU Sign Business Degree Agreement

Two Harrison County Schools Could be Closing, Sources Say

Bellaire Superintendent, Police Chief Weigh in on Failed Levies

WVU Freezes In-State Tuition, Increases Other Fees

Bellaire Students Witnessed Bomb Scare Unfold First-Hand

West Virginia College Grads Stayed In-State to Work

Janitor Suspended After Allegedly Locking Student in Locker

Green Thumbs Appear at Wheeling Park High School

Raleigh County to Receive State, Private Money for New Marsh Fork School

W.Va. State School Chief Pushes for Federal Education Reform

Manchin Calls Special Session to Deal With Education

Substitute Teacher Allegedly Shows Fifth Graders Her Bikini, Tan Lines

Bids Heard for New Multi-Million Dollar Cameron School Combination

Jefferson County Principal Escorted From Building

Full Video of Memorial Service Honoring 29 Miners Lost in Explosion

Steelers Legend Makes a Stop in the Ohio Valley

Wheeling Country Day Students Travel World Friday

Students Around Ohio Valley Pitch In to Help on Earth Day

Former WVU Board Member Steve Goodwin Dies

W.Va. School Board Recommends Steps for Education Improvement

Paden City High School to Remain Open

Flash Festival Set to be Held at West Liberty University

Eastern Panhandle High Schoolers to Hear Money Expert

Call in Your Pledge for the 2010 Easter Seals Telethon

State School Board to Debate Charter Schools, Performance Pay

New Wheeling Business Helps to Promote Healthy Way of Life and Beyond

Bellaire Teachers, Board at Impasse

Huggins Helps Found Upper Big Branch Family Fund

Manchin Vetoes School Calendar Committee Bill

Bullying Workshop Held at John Marshall High School

Community College Tuition Freeze Approved

Race to the Top Report Card

Bill Raising School Dropout Age to 17 Becomes Law

Governor, Superintendent Statement on Today’s Race to the Top Announcement

Huntington High Students Celebrate National Nutrition Month

School Systems Seek State Funds

West Virginia's First Lady Gayle Manchin Visits Northern Panhandle

Morgantown Hosts Annual Bishops Dinner for Catholic Schools

Recess, Then Lunch? Some Schools Put Switch to the Test

Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story With Wheeling Park High School Students

Luck is on the Side of Shadyside Tigers

Program to Help Students With Math and Reading Making Way to Mountain State

Brooke County Schools Searching for New Superintendent

Sen. Rockefeller Sits Down with Citizens Concerned about Distracted Driving

Veteran Pilot From Ohio Valley Has Unique Perspective On Boy Air Traffic Controller

Class AA Cheerleading Competition Will Go On as Scheduled

Martins Ferry Teachers Vote to Take a 5 Percent Pay Cut

TNA Wrestling to Help Raise Funds for John Marshall Back-to-School Fun Fair

School's Parent Alert Program Helps With County Weather Emergencies in Brooke County

Union Local Students Start Extended Days

Ohio County School Staff, Board Come up With Way to Make up Lesson Plans

Down Syndrome Didn't Keep Her From Living Life

Threatening Message From Email Puts Schools Across Country on Lockdown

GOP Continues To Try To Discharge Bills

Martins Ferry Teachers Threaten Lawsuit

Why is There Grumbling About Two Teachers Vying to be on Marshall County School Board?

Legislature Observes WVU Day

Brooke School Board Names Interim Wrestling Coach

Ohio County School Officials Work on Making Up Days

Fifty County Boards of Education File OPEB Lawsuit in Kanawha County

College Goal Sunday Helps Students File FAFSA

Proposed Law Would Raise Mandatory School Attendance Age

Ohio Schools Coming up With Creative Ways to Make Up Snow Days

Marshall Professor Gives Insight into Global Warming

Bridgeport Schools One of Many Deciding How to Make-Up Snow Days

Round Two of the Backyard Brawl

FBI Claims They're Close to Nabbing Wheeling Bank Robbery Suspect

State Board of Education Taking Over Fayette County Schools

Report Gives West Virginia D+ for Teacher Policies

Winter Storm Prompts Several ACT Tests to be Rescheduled

Wheeling Jesuit University Announces New Interim President

Gov. Joe Manchin Signs School Calendar Law

"Clicky" Teaches Ohio County Kids About Internet Dangers

Summer Holds Good Things for Ohio County Schools

Martins Ferry Schools Under a Fiscal Watch

Professional Wrestler Encourages John Marshall Students to Follow Their Dreams

RESA Official Worries as Lawmakers Mull Funding Change

Bridgeport State of the School Address Scheduled

House of Delegates Quickly Passes School Calendar Bill

Legislators Trying to Retain Student Work Force

West Virginia Gets Good Marks For Public Education

YouNews: Patriot Connection Reporters Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

What Does the Future Hold for Buckeye Local Schools?

Steubenville Honors Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Wheeling Park Performing Arts Bids Granted

Students Making Great Use of YouNews Segment

West Virginia Schools Taking Part In Unique Learning Program

Marshall University Announces Addition of Internet2

Bellaire City Schools in Fiscal Emergency

Ohio Budget Debate Continues

Bellaire City Schools Forced to Cut at Least 24 Positions

Ohio School Funding May Be Slashed To Offset State Budget Shortfall

State University Enrollment at All-Time High

Ohio County School Bus Cleared After Lines Fall

State Two-Year Colleges See 16.7 Percent Jump in Enrollment

New Pedestrian Bridge Could be Built at a Wheeling College

Study: Half of Teenagers Have Been Victims of Digital Abuse

Four Ohio Valley Teachers Treated to a McDonald's MAC Grant

Blankenship to Face Kennedy During Environmental Debate in Charleston

Parents and Kids Offer a Lesson in Savings

Manchin Appoints Thomas Flaherty to the WVU Board of Governors

Set of Mister Rogers' a Big Hit at Pittsburgh Museum

WVU Will Offer More Financial Aid in 2010

WVU Board of Governors Member Steps Down

WVU Introduces New Provost

WVU Receives Sizable Donation from Murray Energy

Back to School for Most Children Today

Oak Glen Teen Takes on Tobacco in Charleston

WVU Foundation Cuts

WVU Board of Governors Approves 4% Tuition Hike

"Yellow Ribbon Bill" to Be Signed Into Law Monday

Manchin to Seek Student Attendence Bill During Special Session

West Liberty Celebrates University Status

That's a Promise

NASA selects National Technology Transfer Center’s Technology Innovation Cover Image for Earth Day

School Building Authority to Announce Construction Grants Monday

Tuition Hikes May Be Coming to WVU

Bill Passed to Extend Teachers' Retirement Payment Deadline

WVU Releases Final Academic Records Report

Tough Economic Times Prompt Schools to Reach Out

Pain and Nintendo Are The Research Topics For Wheeling Jesuit University Students

Meningitis Confirmed in WVU Student Death

Hearing Cancelled in Lang Suit Against WVU

UPDATE: WVU Board of Governors Selects New President

Second Finalist for WVU Presidency Visits Morgantown

First WVU Presidential Candidate Visits Morgantown

UPDATE: WVU Student Dies

WVU Presidential Candidates Named

UPDATE: Former Provost Sues WVU

Crime Fighters and Students Work to Improve Internet Safety.

State Teachers Unhappy With Plans to Extend School Year

Governor Honors Teachers

WVU Board of Governors Receives Letter from Heather Bresch

College to Expand Learning Opportunities

College Stops The Headache of Filling Out Financial Aid Forms

College to Open Childcare Center

After Bresch, WVU Plans to Reform Records Keeping

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Education News from Around the State

Shorter Classes on Way for Kanawha County High Schools

South Charleston School Evacuated

Ritchie County High Schooler Helps Research for Science Textbooks

Summer of Sustainability: Biomass Fuels in West Virginia

Flood Damages School Playground

Wade Center Offers After School Program

Party On, WVU

Tuition Increases Approved for Coming School Year

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