Friday, January 23, 2026

Education

Think Tank Report Finds Systemic Failures in West Virginia School Districts Under State Control

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new report from the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy released Tuesday finds widespread financial mismanagement, safety violations, and academic...

West Virginia House Fast-Tracks Emergency School Funding Bills to Senate

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates moved quickly to provide emergency funding for financially distressed school districts in the state, passing...

Hancock County Schools Under State Oversight After Leadership Removed

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Hancock County Schools is now being led by an interim administrator under close supervision from the West Virginia Department of...

Marshall County Schools Begin Outside Review of Special Education Programs Following Alleged Abuse of Autistic Student

MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Marshall County Schools launched an outside review of its special education programs Tuesday following criminal charges against three district employees connected...

Ohio Valley School Closed Due to Flu Outbreak

WETZEL COUNTY, W.Va. — Magnolia High School in New Martinsville, West Virginia is closed for the next few days due to a flu outbreak. Wetzel...

Hancock County Residents Voice Concerns Over School District Finances

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Concerned residents packed the Hancock County Board of Education’s regular meeting Monday night, raising questions and frustrations about the district’s...

Paychecks in Jeopardy: Hancock County Schools Schedule Remote Meeting With State Officials for Emergency Payroll Funds

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Hancock County’s Board of Education is scrambling to find a solution to meet upcoming payroll obligations as the district faces...

Why Is Hancock County Schools Broke? District Begs State to Cover January Payroll

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Hancock County Schools officials have warned that the district may be unable to meet payroll later this month without emergency...

W.Va. House Majority Leader Warns Hancock County Schools Could Run Out of Payroll Funds by February

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — West Virginia House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan (R-Brooke) says Hancock County Schools is in a fiscal crisis so severe that...

Records Show Mismatch Between Permit and Pay Classification for Hancock County Schools Employee

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Public records indicate a Hancock County Schools employee has been working under a long-term substitute teaching permit while being paid...
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