• West Virginia Teacher of the Year Receives Car and Cash

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    West Virginia Teacher of the Year Gretchen Shaffer receives a new car and cash from Toyota and Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield. Pictured here are First Lady Gayle Manchin, Gov. Joe Manchin, Gretchen Shaffer, Fred Earley from Blue Cross, Barry Pearson from Toyota and West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine.

  • Wood County Teacher Receives Presidential Award

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    Susan Naylor, a math teacher-coach in Wood County, stands to the right of President Barack Obama with her hand over her heart during a recent White House event honoring her and 99 other winners of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for 2009.

  • W.Va. Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine Named President-elect of CCSSO

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    West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine, left, and Gene Wilhoit, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers, take time out for a photograph after Paine was named as the organization's new president-elect.

  • Regional Education Service Agencies Honor Senator Robert C. Byrd For His Dedication To American History

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    West Virginia Board of Education President Priscilla Haden presents a vase to Chris Gould, who accepted the award on behalf of U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D. W.Va., during a recent celebration in Charleston. Byrd was chosen to receive the first Teaching American History Program Award for his support and appreciation of teaching of U.S. history.

  • 2009 Milken Family Foundation Award

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    The 2009 Milken Family Foundation Award winner celebrates her award with Monroe County Schools Superintendent Lyn Guy.

  • WV Board Member in National Spotlight

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    Dr. Lowell Johnson, a member of the West Virginia Board of Education, was recognized as the 2010 president of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) at the organization's annual conference in Arlington, Va.

  • Global21 Chalk Buzz

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    Students at Divide Elementary in Fayette County are welcomed to school with "chalk buzz" spreading the word about Global21: Students deserve it. The world demands it. Click here to view photos submitted by other schools.

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Students at Colliers Primary were visited by members of the Brooke Bruins Football Team as Community Educators to celebrate American Education Week. The players read to the kids and had lunch with the class.

Superintendent of Schools

Dr. Steven L. Paine
Superintendent of Schools

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