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West Virginia State Superintendent Clayton Burch speaks during the education panel part of the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead on Wednesday. (Screen Capture)
CHARLESTON Education in the Mountain State was the main discussion, as members of the press and interest groups virtually attended the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead on Wednesday.
A panel made up of Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Sarah Tucker; State Department of Education Superintendent Clayton Burch; Fairmont State University President Mirta Martin; and Bonny Copenhaver, president of New River Community and Technical College, discussed the effects COVID-19 had on not only learning in PreK-12 but also in colleges and trade schools as well.
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CHARLESTON The COVID-19 pandemic has infiltrated every level of education in West Virginia since it first crept into the Mountain State last spring, and officials at every level say the quest continues to improve the learning process and the access to it.
A panel of officials overseeing K-12 education, community and technical colleges and four-year colleges met virtually with members of West Virginia media Wednesday during the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead. The group discussed what the pandemic has done to primary and secondary education, as well as colleges and trade schools.
The panel included Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Sarah Tucker; State Department of Education Superintendent Clayton Burch; Fairmont State University President Mirta Martin; and Bonny Copenhaver, president of New River Community and Technical College.
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CHARLESTON Education in the Mountain State was the main discussion, as members of the press and interest groups virtually attended the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Lookahead on Wednesday.
A panel made up of Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Sarah Tucker; State Department of Education Superintendent Clayton Burch; Fairmont State University President Mirta Martin; and Bonny Copenhaver, president of New River Community and Technical College, discussed the effects COVID-19 had on, not only learning in PreK-12, but also in colleges and trade schools as well.
Burch talked about the experiences and the challenges the state went through, with the closing of schools state-wide on March 13, 2020. He said feeding the students and continuing to connect the students was the primary concern to the state.