Education

September 24, 2025 by WVCBP
W.Va. Center on Budget and Policy Tracks Public School Closures and Consolidation

WCHS - A nonprofit has launched a new website to keep track of public school closures across West Virginia. Read the full article. The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy added a tracker to its webpage that provides a breakdown of proposals and approvals. Declining student enrollment, changes in funding and increasing interest in the Hope…

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September 5, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
Federal Funding Cuts Will Affect WV Schools

WCBC Radio - More West Virginia schools could soon be forced to cut school nurses, meal programs, and other services with the passage of the Trump administration’s budget bill. Listen to the full segment. More than 235,000 of the state’s children are expected to be impacted, according to Tamaya Browser with the West Virginia Center…

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September 4, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
The Future of Education in Appalachia: What’s Working, What’s Broken?

WCHS - West Virginia faces persistent teacher shortages, broadband access, ongoing learning loss and debates over school choice. Communities are grappling with how best to educate the next generation. Read the full segment. Eyewitness News’ Town Hall “The Future of Education in Appalachia: What’s Working, What’s Broken?” explores the challenges and innovations shaping Appalachian classrooms…

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September 4, 2025 by Seth DiStefano
First Friday Focus on Education Event Planned

The Intermountain - Kump Education Center will host Randolph County native Seth DiStefano as the speaker for First Friday Focus on Education on Friday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. Read the full article. He works with the West Virginia Center for Budget and Policy in a coalition of concerned citizens called “Together for Public Education.”…

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August 27, 2025 by Kelly Allen, Tamaya Browder
As New School Year Starts, State Spending on Education is Falling Behind Prior Levels

Back to school season always brings excitement and hope. This month as West Virginia’s students head back to school, many families and school staff will also have to navigate the effects of shrinking state K-12 funds, which are falling well below past levels this year. Inadequate state K-12 education funding is having clear impacts including…

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August 26, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
Hope Scholarship Expansion on the Horizon, Lawmakers Must Take Action

The children of West Virginia are guaranteed a thorough and efficient system of free schools by our state constitution. However, due to the growing Hope Scholarship, declining state revenues, and disruptions to federal funding and support, this guarantee is at risk for the nearly 90 percent of school-aged children in the Mountain State that are…

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August 18, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
How Federal Funding Cuts Will Affect West Virginia Schools

WWNR - More West Virginia schools could soon be forced to cut school nurses, meal programs, and other services. The state faces significant education cuts with the passage of the Trump administration’s budget reconciliation bill, expected to impact more than $240 thousand children. Read the full article. Tamaya Browder, education policy fellow with the West Virginia Center…

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