Old Stories



DateArticle
March 2012Fingers Crossed For Funding
March 2012SBA Funds Less Than Normal
March 2012On The School Calendar
January 2012WV Public Education Needs an Overhaul
December 2011Go Slow on School and District Consolidation, Report Says
December 2011Statement by U.S. Education Secretary Duncan on the Formation of the Reconnecting McDowell Partnership in West Virginia
December 2011Union moves to lift McDowell County schools out of poverty
December 2011W.Va. school board to address bullying policy
December 2011Rural Postal Closures Put on Hold
December 2011Eleven counties receive SBA funds for school repairs
December 2011Report ranks state 34th for homeless children
November 2011Two Cabell schools try out single-gender classrooms
November 2011School Size: Research Based Conclusions
October 2011Crews to Break Ground on New Marsh Fork School
October 2011Gilmer, Lewis Counties to Work on Elementary School
September 2011Jobs Bill Would Help State Schools
September 2011SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SAYS NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND FLAWED - ‘How Can A School Be Judged By One Test?’
September 2011State poverty rate up
August 2011Experts explore literacy issues and solutions in W.Va. in panel
August 2011Community Involvement Key For Schools
August 2011Test Scores Show Fewer Schools Meet Federal Standards
August 2011Memories spur restoration project at 100-year-old school
August 2011Meth Residue Major Factor in Bond Vote, Officials Say
August 2011Report: W.Va. still a tough place to be a kid
July 2011HR 2485, the All Children are Equal (ACE) Act Introduced – 11 Original Co-Sponsors, 6 Republicans, 5 Democrats
June 2011Mending Fences In Gilmer County
June 2011U.S. Department of Education may look into school closure in Fayette
June 2011State takes over Gilmer County schools
June 2011Something seems Terribly Wrong with Public Education Spending in West Virginia
June 2011School Budget Cuts: A Small Town Fights Back
May 2011Many Highest Poverty Districts Would Be Better-Off If Congress Had Not Tried to Help Them
May 2011A Deal is a Deal
May 2011Superintendent wants year-round schools
May 2011Research Raises Doubts About Benefits of Consolidation
May 2011Sinkhole Closes School
April 2011Proposed elementary school merger raises concerns
April 2011SBA Makes Its Decisions
April 2011School Building Authority to Make Funding Decisions
February 2011Marple named state superintendent of schools
February 2011LEGISLATORS BLOW SMOKE OVER EDUCATION REFORM - Meanwhile, Student Achievement In The Pits
February 2011WVEA wants Gayle Manchin out of superintendent search
January 2011Massey gives $1.5M to help build new Marsh Fork school
January 2011An ‘A+’ For Pickens School
January 2011State school board votes to close Mount Hope High
January 2011Challenge West Virginia Co-Sponsors Formula Fairness Campaign
December 2010W.Va. students finish last in testing
December 2010School Building Authority Approves Projects
November 2010The Results Are Not Good
October 2010State School Superintendent Says It’s Time
October 2010VOTERS WILL DECIDE ON NEW ARNOLDSBURG SCHOOL - Bond Continuance Will Not Increase Taxes
September 2010Buffalo ecstatic to break ground on small school
September 2010Marshall Board of Ed plans for mining near school
September 2010West Virginia Community Story Tells Much About School Consolidation
September 2010No Small Matter: Kagan, Stevens, Marshall and a Rural Child Named Kadrmas
September 2010Schools eye ways to keep potential dropouts in
September 2010National President Pushes Community Schools
July 2010Manchin ‘very disappointed’ about lack of school reform
July 2010WV EDUCATION CHANGES FACE UPHILL BATTLE
July 2010Democracy Under Assault in Fayette County
July 2010Lawmakers scale back school reform
July 2010State school board looks to get more kids in AP courses
July 2010Fayette residents discuss school plan Nothing set in concrete yet, superintendent says
July 2010If Freedom to teach is the goal, how about removing some of these regulations
July 2010School board member accused in cash-for-GED scheme
July 2010CLOTHING VOUCHERS WILL BE ISSUED FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
July 2010FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS & PRIVACY ACT - Notice To Parents And Students Of Their Rights
June 2010Ready To Blast Off
June 2010Teacher Hiring Practices Debated By Working Group
June 2010‘The Right Thing To Do’
May 2010SUN SETS ON MCDOWELL CONSOLIDATION BATTLE - Some Students Facing Long Bus Rides
May 2010NATION’S REPORT SAYS WV STUDENTS LOW IN READING
May 2010PADEN CITY SCHOOL SAVED FROM CONSOLIDATION
May 2010WV PRINCIPALS IN POOR PERFORMING SCHOOLS FACE REPLACEMENT
March 2010CONSOLIDATION HEATING UP IN NORTHERN WV
March 2010CABELL SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION PLAN HAS LITTLE OBJECTION
March 2010MASSEY DONATES $1 MILLION TO BUILD NEW MARSH FORK SCHOOL
February 2010George Edwards: Small Schools are Better
February 2010STATE TAKES OVER FAYETTE SCHOOL SYSTEM - “A Blow To The Democratic Process”
February 2010NATIONAL REPORT GIVES WV D+ - Cites Low Teacher Pay
January 2010Free Accessible and Assistive Technology Already on Your Computer (Windows XP and Windows Vista)
January 2010STATE EDUCATION OFFICIALS FUDGE GRADUATION RATES - State Study Says Community Schools Do Better
January 2010STATE RETURNS CONTROL TO MCDOWELL SCHOOL SYSTEM AFTER NINE YEARS
January 2010Governor Wise on NCLB anniversary
December 2009Fayette To Be Re-Audited, Paden High Hanging By Thread, State Take-Over Of Grant County Schools
December 2009Matt Edwards: Alternatives to school consolidation abound
December 2009Harrison schools use stimulus funds for high-tech
November 2009Governor Appoints Michael I. Green To State Board Of Education
November 2009NEW HACKER VALLEY SCHOOL OPENS - A Shining Community School
October 2009FAYETTE VOTERS SOUNDLY DEFEAT CONSOLIDATION EFFORT - “Fayette County Wants Community Schools”
October 2009MASSEY UNDER HAMMER TO HELP FINANCE NEW MARSH FORK SCHOOL
October 2009DEFEAT FAYETTE SCHOOL BOND
October 2009NATION’S REPORT CARD GIVES WV LOW MATH RATINGS
October 2009Race to Where?
October 2009Small Schools vs. Big Schools
September 2009BRAXTON SCHOOL’S DE-CONSOLIDATING - Fifth-Sixth Grades Returning To Elementary Schools
September 2009PADEN CITY COMMUNITY STANDING TOGETHER - Award Winning School Facing Closure
September 2009Shop at Kroger and Support Challenge West Virginia!
September 2009GRANT COUNTY SCHOOLS ON SHORT LEASH WITH STATE ED OFFICIALS
September 2009TEMPERS FLARE OVER FAYETTE CONSOLIDATION - Board Members Accused Of Lying, Battle Lines Drawn
September 2009KANAWHA COUNTY MOVING FORWARD ON CONSOLIDATION PLAN
September 2009WIRT COUNTY HIGH RECOGNIZED
September 2009PRESTON TAKEOVER HAS OPTIMISTIC SIDE - Parsons Will Not Throw Performing Schools Under The Bus
September 2009Help Challenge Continue Serving West Virginia’s Kids
September 2009Putnam Voters Approve School Bond
August 2009Our Challenge: To Set the Highest Possible National Standard — for Human Relationships
July 2009BIGGER IS BETTER MOVEMENT WILL DESTROY RURAL COMMUNITIES
July 2009MEZZATESTA CUTS A DEAL - Hampshire School Board Gives Concessions
July 2009School stimulus jobs in the works
July 2009Haden is new state board president
June 2009SECOND COAL SILO NOT FOR THE SAKE OF CHILDREN
June 2009TEMPERS FLARE AT MARSH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RALLY
June 2009SECOND COAL SILO WILL BE BUILT BESIDE RALEIGH SCHOOL - “We Just Plain Don’t Count”
June 2009It is too easy for school boards to leave children on buses for too long
June 2009Why consolidation of Buffalo High is not on the table
June 2009$56 million bond could save Buffalo High School
May 2009ONE-THIRD WV COLLEGE FRESHMEN NEED REMEDIAL HELP
May 2009STATE RETURNING CONTROL TO LINCOLN SCHOOLS WITH DUBIOUS RESULTS
May 2009NEW MINGO CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BEING BID - Battle Lost By County Citizens
April 2009GOING GREEN
April 2009FAYETTE COUNTY CONSOLIDATION RAISES QUESTIONS
April 2009MEZZATESTA GETS HIS SCHOOL SYSTEM JOB BACK
April 2009SURELY THERE IS VALUE IN THE SMALL
March 2009SBA SEEMS ANGRY OVER TOMAN DISMISSAL - CUBE Group Critical Over Challenge Riding Into Town
March 2009CHALLENGE WV REACTS TO PRESTON TAKEOVER AND GILMER CONTROVERSY
March 2009POORER SMALLER DISTRICTS LOSE OUT IN STIMULUS
March 2009GILMER COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM “RIPE FOR STATE TAKE-OVER” - State Officials Angry Over Toman Firing
March 2009CHALLENGE WV MONITORING GILMER SCHOOL ISSUES
March 2009PRESTON SCHOOLS SEIZED BY STATE BOARD - State Of Emergency Declared
March 2009CONSOLIDATION ISSUE TRIGGERS GILMER SUPERINTENDENTS REMOVAL
March 2009SUPPORTERS OF GILMER SUPERINTENDENT DISRUPT MEETING
March 2009HEALTH RISKS STACK UP FOR STUDENTS NEAR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
March 2009Bill to Limit School Size in New Mexico
March 2009TOTAL TITLE I FUNDING PER ELIGIBLE CHILD, 2008-09 SCHOOL YEAR
March 2009Give Every Child More than the Best Seat in the House (Chamber)
March 2009PROMISE SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVE CAPS IN STATE SENATE
March 2009WEST VIRGINIA AT ROCK BOTTOM IN NATION’S WELL-BEING STUDY
February 2009Challenge Fellows Recognized For Exemplary Efforts
February 2009MULTI-COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WILL DESTROY COUNTY SYSTEMS
February 2009Board Members Caught In Middle Over Public Dialogue
February 2009MINGO STUDENTS FACING LONG BUS RIDES - Voter’s Show Disinterest In Levy
January 2009WV COULD SEE NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FROM STIMULUS PACKAGE
January 2009STATE OFFICIALS WANT TWO GILMER SCHOOLS INSPECTED - Rumors Flying Regarding Closure
January 2009Poorer WV Students Not Using Promise Scholarships
January 2009Preston Voters Defeat Construction Bond
January 2009Fayette BOE Votes To Consolidate Four High Schools
January 2009New Clay Consolidated School Has A Stink
January 2009Size Matters In Educational Outcomes
January 2009State Told Science-Math Curriculum Full Of Holes
January 2009Say Goodbye To Portables Within 10 Years
December 2008Michigan to Downsize Some Large High Schools
December 2008The Rural School and Community Trust offers info on Student Loan Forgiveness Options for Teachers and Schools
November 2008Controversy Continues Over Gilmer’s Community Schools
November 2008State Returning Control To Lincoln-McDowell?
November 2008Hacker Valley School Shines Brightly For Webster
October 2008West Virginia - “A Rich Place With Poor People”
October 2008Mingo School “Follow The Money” Deal, Sitting On Burning Mine, 80-Foot-Fill
October 2008U.S. Mayors Work for Greener Schools
October 2008Ohio Schools Increase Spending on Safety
October 2008SCIENCE AND MATH CONFUSING, UNFOCUSED, FULL OF HOLES
October 2008Calhoun Superintendent Lynch Resigns, Charleston Attorney Present
October 2008ILLITERATE GRAD SUES OVER LACK OF EDUCATION
October 2008Small Schools Research: The Hobbit Effect
October 2008KANAWHA SCHOOL BOARD VOTES TO DRUG TEST TEACHERS
October 2008New Research Validates Studies Showing Small Schools Reduce Power of Poverty on Achievement
October 2008West Virginia Statistics
September 2008The Fat Lady Has Not Sung, She’s Been Gagged
September 2008Darkness falls on Mingo County consolidation battle
September 2008Closing Costs
September 2008The SBA “Sees The Light” After Spending Millions And Millions
August 2008The Promise and the Power of Distance Learning in Rural Education
August 2008School Size Research
August 2008Slow Motion: Traveling by School Bus in Consolidated Districts in West Virginia
July 2008Saved From The Jaws Of Death, State BOE Reopens Fayette’s Nuttall School
July 2008WV Bond Sale Nets $103M For School Construction
July 2008Challenge making organizational changes
June 2008Challenge WV Helps Put Small Schools on National Agenda
June 2008Education Symposium
May 2008Mercer Consolidation Issue Reaches State Board