A Case for Nature-Based Education
By JoEllen Zacks One of the newest trends in education is also one of the oldest. Nature-based learning is beginning to take root in West Virginia as a growing number of schools take the classroom outdoors to give students hands-on learning opportunities and context to their academic work. They’re rediscovering a truth espoused by the […]
Repealing & Replacing Common Core: West Virginia Strives for Best-Practice Education Standards
By Jessica Wintz-Adams West Virginia’s public education system has had its share of state and national headlines in recent years. When the Mountain State’s ranking in national reports is splashed across newspapers and scrolled across the bottom of screens calling it one of the country’s worst in educating public school students, fingers point in various […]
Innovation and Design: Building Schools for Tomorrow in West Virginia
By Ashley Smith School buildings play a major role in the learning process. Think back to your grade school days. Do you remember walking through the front door? The sound of the lockers closing in the hallway? How the desks were oriented toward the front of the classroom? So many of those visceral memories are […]
The Promise of a Brighter Future
By Amy Caruthers While many youth dream of higher education, some need guidance to realize their potential. Students from Jefferson High School and Washington High School, both located in Jefferson County, were given the opportunity to reshape their vision of the future with the Re-Imagine Scholarship Program. The innovative scholarship program encourages students to begin […]
Making Good on a West Virginia Promise: HSTA’s Success Stories
By Bethany Hornbeck Like HSTA itself, the young West Virginia professionals who have come out of the program are active throughout the state, living and working in their communities and making a difference. They are serving the health care needs of their towns and cities and establishing and growing local businesses. They are becoming leaders […]
Continuing to Bridge Together West Virginia’s Energy Forces
By Damian Ferek The first annual West Virginia Energy Expo, held October 4, 2017, helped shed light on the future of energy in the Mountain State. Formerly the West Virginia Oil and Gas Expo, the event broadened its target audience to help educate, promote and advance all energy formats in the state. With over 1,000 […]
