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AFT-Kanawha Local 4444 is the locally chartered union of the American Federation of Teachers. [9] [10] AFT-Kanawha represents only teachers in Kanawha County. Fred Albert is the president of AFT Local 4444. [11] AFT-Kanawha is a local affiliate of AFT-West Virginia. [12] All AFT local unions are affiliated with the National and WV AFL-CIO [13]
The West Virginia Board of Education was established in 1908. At that time, the Board's members were appointed by the Superintendent, which was an elected position. In 1958, a constitutional amendment made the Board a constitutional body, and changed the office of Superintendent from an elected to an appointed position. [5]
In 1974, the school became involved in a notable textbook controversy, the so-called "Battle of the Books" . In order to comply with a 1970 mandate to provide multicultural reading material, the board of education for Kanawha County took up a motion to purchase 300 different titles of new language arts textbooks.
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1716 Kanawha Blvd., Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States Coordinates 38°20′10″N 81°36′53″W / 38.33611°N 81.61472°W / 38.33611; -81
Charleston was also home to West Virginia Junior College's Charleston campus until 2020, when it relocated to Cross Lanes. [60] WV Junior College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award diplomas and associate degrees. Part of the Kanawha Valley for almost 115 years, WV Junior College was ...
Capital High was Kanawha County's magnet school for the performing arts, offering a class in performing arts every period of the day. These include The Capital High Dance Company, the Capital High Theatre Department, the Capital High V.I.P.s (Voices In Perfection) Show Choir, the Capital High Orchestra, and "The Pride of Capital High" Marching and Concert Band as well as the Capital High ...
It is the largest metropolitan area entirely within the state of West Virginia. The Huntington Metro Area adds to the Charleston–Huntington, WV-OH-KY CSA and spans three states (West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio), while the core county of the Charleston area, Kanawha County, is more populous than the West Virginia portion of the Huntington area.