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"The View from the Border: West Virginia Republicans and Women's Rights in the Age of Emancipation," West Virginia History, Spring2009, Vol. 3 Issue 1, pp 57–80, 1861–1870 era; Gerofsky, Milton. "Reconstruction in West Virginia, Part I and II," West Virginia History 6 (July 1945); Part I, 295–360, 7 (October 1945): Part II, 5–39, Link ...
However, the West Virginia Council of Churches supported the books. On 27 June the school board, including Moore met again, with over 1,000 local residents observing, and voted to approve the books after a three-hour debate over the merits of teaching a liberal curriculum. This was met with much consternation from conservative groups.
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West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. [5] The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War.
West Virginia ranks as one of the lowest scoring states for education in the United States. According to The National Assessment of Educational Progress , the state ranks significantly below the national average in mathematics, reading, writing, and science.
The WVRHC covers all aspects of West Virginia history, including the formation of the state during the American Civil War, its political development, and its economic and industrial heritage. [6] Contained in its Civil War collection are numerous journals from soldiers, personal papers from many of the states early politicians, and two rare 35 ...
The West Virginia Department of Education's aptitude and proficiency test, known as the West Virginia Educational Standards Tests Archived 2010-07-26 at the Wayback Machine (WESTEST) is given annually to students in grades 3-11. For the 2008-2009 school year, Weir High School students achieved an overall 59.5% proficiency of mastery or above in ...
Parkersburg High School was one of the first high schools in the state of West Virginia.The school was founded in 1867, originally located in downtown Parkersburg.The current building housing PHS has a Tudor Style architecture with three stories.