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Maine community colleges train rural students for remote work

Lawmakers allocate over $250M in special session

By Bobby Bordelon | The West Virginia Daily News Jun 27, 2021 6 hrs ago West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw gavels out of the June Special Session of the legislature on June 24. Photo by Perry Bennett/W.Va. Legislative Photography CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice called the West Virginia Legislature into session on Thursday and requested $250 million be allocated throughout the state government, including to education, tourism, and more. “The special session call requests that the Legislature consider over $250 million in supplementary appropriations that Gov. Justice has divided into over 20 different initiatives, among other considerations. …. A few of those initiatives include upgrades and expansions to several West Virginia State Parks, upgrades to the Elk River Trail, allocating initial funding to the Economic Development Authority’s Closing Fund, upgrades to correctional facilities, replenishing the

Keyser High School sweeps W.Va. Ag Innovation Showcase

Keyser High School sweeps W.Va. Ag Innovation Showcase Mineral Daily News-Tribune For the News Tribune KEYSER - Keyser High School swept the top Student Agriculture Innovation Challenge Awards during the statewide West Virginia Agriculture Innovation Showcase presented Feb. 24 during a live online broadcast. The Challenge and Showcase are sponsored yearly by the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University, Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College, and the West Virginia Departments of Agriculture and Education.    Drew Matlick, a freshman at Keyser High, captured the grand champion award for his creative idea to development a software app to assist livestock producers with vaccination timing to improve efficacy. The app also would provide booster shot details and withdrawal dates to prevent meat or milk contamination.

Eastern, WVU Parkersburg collaborate for education program

Eastern, WVU Parkersburg collaborate for education program February 10, 2021 GMT PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) A partnership allowing Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College students to take an associate’s degree and turn it into a bachelor’s degree in elementary education at West Virginia University Parkersburg begins this fall. “This is an accessible and affordable pathway for students and a greatly needed partnership to provide quality educators for West Virginia,” Eastern President Chuck Terrell said in a news release from the schools. “This collaboration with our CTC colleagues at Eastern provides an incredible opportunity for West Virginia students from across the state to pursue the teaching profession without going far from home,” WVU Parkersburg Provost Chad Crumbaker said.

Agricultural innovation challenge continues for West Virginia students despite COVID-19 guidelines, delay