In Memory of Edie Carey
1959-2022 A virtuous woman, who can find? Her price is far above rubies. Edith “Edie” Kathryn Carey died peacefully at LewisGale Hospital in Pulaski, VA on January 22, 2022. She went to sleep on her birthday surrounded by her family and woke up in Heaven the next...
DMV Issue Resolved
With the help of HSLDA, a DMV issue, reported on last month, has been congenially resolved. The “rest of the story” is recounted by HSLDA attorney Mike Donnelly here. As Adam Holley, the division’s general counsel (and father of two homeschool graduates), worked to...
DMV Issue Arises
When one of our CHEWV board members accompanied her son to get his learner’s permit, DMV employees not only insisted she use their own form but also stipulated she include a parent ID number, which is not required by law. Later, she called the DMV and was passed up...
Legislative Update January 2022
A couple weeks into the 2022 WV Regular Legislative Session, several bills have been introduced that may be of interest to homeschooling families. Click on the link below to find a current summary. 1:26:2022 Legislative Summary
New 2-Step Testing Registration Open
Registration for CHEWV's annual testing is open, and information is available here. You can test at one of our nine test centers throughout the state, or privately with a paper or online test. However, we’ve changed some things about our registration this year --...
SMART 529 Contest – Registration Deadline February 25
For over a decade, the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office and SMART529 have been helping children dream big and save for their future with the SMART529 When I Grow Up essay contest. West Virginia children in grades K-5 can enter to win $5,000 in a SMART529...
A Profitable Meeting With the State DOE
Representing CHEWV and CHEWV families, John Carey recently joined Kathie Crouse of the WVHEA and Mike Donnelly of the HSLDA in a meeting with Dr. Clayton Burch, State Superintendent of Schools, along with four others from the WV DOE. John Carey, our Legislative...
2020 Score and Demographic Data
Based on CHEWV test scores along with 2020 demographic data, the following graphs offer interesting facts about WV homeschoolers. Annual testing scores for Mountain State homeschoolers have been climbing steadily since 2016-2017, at which...
Will you join us in prayer November 5th?
Will you join homeschool families from all across the nation in a day of prayer on Friday, November 5th? A Heritage of Prayer in our Nation Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as we follow in our founding fathers’ footsteps and seek the wisdom of God when...
Learning to Serve You Better
After a beautiful week with homeschool leaders from all over the US and even a few other countries, CHEWV is hitting the ground running. First was the Alliance Conference in Illinois with Christian leaders from all over the U.S. followed by the HSLDA National Leaders’...
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