WVU Tech Early Enrollment
Spring Semester registration is still open at WVU Tech for early enrollment (formerly “dual credit”). These courses are designed to give high school students a head start on their college experience. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW These classes are for junior and senior high...
2016 Legislative Session
Whether you choose to communicate from your kitchen table, personally visit your state legislator, or simply want to attend the Home School Day at the Capitol, our goal is to assist you in your efforts. We hope our new tool box is helpful. If you have a moment, we...
ATTENTION SENIORS!
CHEWV’s 2016 High School Commencement and Reception Saturday afternoon, May 21st Centerbranch Assembly of God Church, Clarksburg, WV To celebrate the successful completion of formal home instruction for West Virginia high school seniors, we correspond with each...
New Name, Same Song?
"No Child Left Behind Act” Becomes “Every Student Succeeds Act" The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) must be reauthorized every 15 years. In 2001 that re-authorization was known as the No Child Left Behind Act. The 2015 version is now called the...
It’s Time to Get Involved: HSDC 2016!
Registration now open! 2016 is the year for hundreds of homeschool families across the Mountain State to attend Home School Day at the Capitol! In the upcoming legislative session we expect the introduction of a bill to modernize the homeschool law. HSDC has been...
Lab Opportunity
FREE High School Science Labs in a College Setting High school math and science courses can seem daunting despite the plethora of curriculum choices available, yet lab sciences are pre-requisite for college admissions. So it’s easy to see why CHEWV is excited to...
Are You Ready For the Freedom Thieves?
Under a government "by the people," we as U.S. citizens are permitted to help shape public policy. Further, as Christians, God calls us to be salt and light wherever we are. “What should our top policy priorities be?” is the critical question, given that we still...
Retired Marine Greeted with Demands, Disdain
When Les Payton returned home to West Virginia after retiring from the Marine Corps earlier this year, he wasn’t expecting a red-tape parade—but that is what he got. When the 27-year veteran helicopter pilot trooped into the Raleigh County School District office to...
A Brief Look at Legislation
by John and Edie Carey The Careys served on the CHEWV board for several years. When John began working for CHEWV at the State Capitol in 1999, advancing homeschool freedoms meant gaining the freedom to homeschool a child past the eighth grade even if the parents did...
“Tim Tebow” Bill in WV
“Tim Tebow” Bill: That’s the label popularly given to a variety of efforts to allow private, parochial and homeschooled students to participate in public school sports. Extracurricular activities in West Virginia public schools are largely controlled by the...