Elevating
Our Education
Across West Virginia, conversations are taking place about how to reform education and empower Mountain State students
of all ages to have a successful career. While the conversations on which plan is best can become heated, there is something
on which every educator, legislator and employer can agree: education is the most powerful tool West Virginia can wield in
the fight for a stronger economy and a brighter future.
After West Virginia Executive’s (WVE) 2019 college campus tour, during which our staff met with presidents of community
and technical colleges and public and private four-year colleges and universities in every corner of the state, it became clear we
needed to find a way to showcase the amazing new programs, degrees and facilities that are being created and implemented
in the Mountain State.
This led to the creation of Elevating Our Education, a special advertising section that highlights the state’s two- and four-year
colleges and universities, career and technical colleges and other educational institutions and how they are working to elevate
educational opportunities in the Mountain State. The institutions represented in Elevating Our Education are demonstrating
innovative solutions to today’s education issues and facilitating discussions on the future of education in West Virginia.
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