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State Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday September 25, 2024 ( 3 items )  

W.Va. Education Dept.: Three WV Schools Named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 25 -- The West Virginia Board of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) and the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) congratulate three state elementary schools recently named as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. These schools are selected based on overall academic performance as measured by state assessments. The 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools are: Pleasant Val  more

WVCTSI Receives $1.3 Million in Funding to Address Rural Underrepresentation in Clinical Research
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: The state of West Virginia ranks at or near the bottom of most health ranking categories with the highest (by far) drug overdose death rate and the second highest rate of all-cause mortality in the nation. Despite these alarming figures, West Virginia is also one of the states with the fewest clinical trials - an essential tool for the advancement of  more

WVWC's Esports Program Helping Promote Esports Growth Across State
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Sept. 24 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: BUCKHANNON, West Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan College's esports program under the direction of head coach Ethan Hayes is working with middle and high school programs to foster the growth of esports across the Mountain State. Hayes was hired as the head coach of West Virginia Wesleyan College's esports program in time for the start of year two in August 2020. The program was celebrated as being t  more