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Morrisey: WV public school funding formula needs work, spending may not be the answer
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Morrisey: WV public school funding formula needs work, spending may not be the answer

  • By Amelia Ferrell Knisely West Virginia Watch
  • Updated Aug 11, 2026

Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s team laid out his office’s ideas for revamping West Virginia’s school funding formula, a decades-old equation that has been linked to public schools’ dire financial situation.

Kanawha Schools: Excess levy language OK'd; new partnership with ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Job Corps
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Kanawha Schools: Excess levy language OK'd; new partnership with ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä Job Corps

  • By Amanda Larch Hinchman For the Gazette-Mail
  • Updated Aug 5, 2026

The Kanawha County Board of Education unanimously approved language for the excess levy renewal vote that will be part of the Nov. 3 general e…

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WV 3rd graders behind in reading, math must be retained this school year due to 2023 law
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WV 3rd graders behind in reading, math must be retained this school year due to 2023 law

  • By Amelia Ferrell Knisely West Virginia Watch
  • Updated Aug 4, 2026

A major and final piece of West Virginia lawmakers’ 2023 hallmark education legislation goes into effect this school year when schools are req…

Hope Scholarship price $155M so far after more than 26K WV students apply
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Hope Scholarship price $155M so far after more than 26K WV students apply

  • By Amelia Ferrell Knisely West Virginia Watch
  • Updated Jun 25, 2026

More than 26,000 students have applied for full funding of the Hope Scholarship for the upcoming school year, costing the state of West Virgin…

Putnam superintendent announces retirement after 10 years on the job
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Putnam superintendent announces retirement after 10 years on the job

  • By MAGGIE SUSA msusa@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated May 29, 2026

WINFIELD — Putnam County Schools Superintendent John G. Hudson announced at the district's board of education meeting Monday evening that he w…

'Steep decline': 2000+ KCS cellphone policy violations, but students are adapting
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'Steep decline': 2000+ KCS cellphone policy violations, but students are adapting

  • By Amanda Larch Hinchman For the Gazette-Mail
  • Updated Jan 7, 2026

Since the beginning of the 2025-26 school year, there have been thousands of violations of the Kanawha County Schools cellphone usage policy, …

'Of paramount public importance': WV Supreme Court to review Raleigh vaccine ruling
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'Of paramount public importance': WV Supreme Court to review Raleigh vaccine ruling

  • By Lori Kersey West Virginia Watch
  • Updated Apr 9, 2026

The West Virginia Supreme Court will review a lower court’s ruling that would loosen the state’s strict school vaccination requirements by all…

WV public school enrollment continues to decline, down 2.5% since last year
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WV public school enrollment continues to decline, down 2.5% since last year

  • By Amelia Ferrell Knisely West Virginia Watch
  • Updated Dec 10, 2025

West Virginia schools continue to lose students, a problem that has contributed to a wave of proposed school closures and consolidations aroun…

Gazette-Mail editorial: IQs are falling as basic needs go unmet
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Gazette-Mail editorial: IQs are falling as basic needs go unmet

  • Updated Oct 14, 2025

For most of the 20th century, the intelligence quotient of the average American was steadily increasing. Now, it's falling in almost every category. 

Gazette-Mail editorial: Festi-brawl: Adults are ruining kids' milestones
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Festi-brawl: Adults are ruining kids' milestones

  • Updated Jul 10, 2026

By now, many West Virginians have seen the smartphone footage of a wild melee that occurred outside the Raleigh County Convention Center in Be…

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