Tag: Education
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Can’t Attend the Whole Conference? Special 1/2 Day and Student/Artist Rates
The energy surrounding Create WV 2009 Conference and the movement to build 21st century economies in our West Virginia communities continues to build. However, we realize that not everyone has the type of job or even income that can allow them to attend. At the same time, the conference is 100% self-funded by sponsors and…
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Good Jobs, Green Jobs: A special workshop at Create WV October 18
What are “green jobs” and how can they help shape a vibrant future for West Virginia? Join us for a stimulating afternoon of ideas and discussion about green strategies for economic growth and jobs that support families. The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy and Create WV present: Good Jobs, Green Jobs A special pre-conference…
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Congratulations Crystal Good – NAACP Honoree
We are very excited to announce that Create WV’s friend and diversity iniative leader, Crystal Good, will be honored with an Image Award by the Charleston NAACP. Good is currently the Assistant Director at Covenant House, a direct service organization serving the homeless, those at risk for homelessness and persons with HIV/ Aids. Her responsibilities there…
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What We Fear Most May Be Our Greatest Hope
In celebration of West Virginia Day and in support of the statewide social media collaboration to “identify obstacles and solutions” for our state by abetterwestvirginia.com, this post offers up a philosophical challenge for consideration. I won’t rehash the state’s problems that have been so well documented in every “best states/worst states” lists. We know what…
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School Innovation Zone Act Passes
HB 109 was passed this week and opens the doors for communities to create fundamentally different schools. That is, if you can get the support of the teachers, parents, the school district, Dept. of Educ, and State Board. There are a lot hurdles to jump, T’s to cross and meetings to hold. But, it is…
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Barbie Responds: Exclusive Interview with Create West Virginia
We here in West Virginia have a unique knack for generating, um, interesting media coverage for our fine state. The latest was spawned by Delegate Jeff Eldridge of the West Virginia Legislature who submitted a well-intentioned, but perhaps misguided, bill to ban Barbie because of the doll’s tendency to place too much importance on physical…
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The Importance of Education in a Down Economy
We are certainly hearing a lot about the bad economy. While West Virginia is said to have it better then most, there has been more then enough outlets sharing the news of layoffs in our home state. One large indicator for the economy is the “unemployment rate.” It is a percentage of those in the…
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West Virginia Seen Through a New Friend’s Set of Eyes – Mayra Ruiz
A guest post by Mayra Ruiz-McPherson The other day, I read with much interest Justin Siebert’s June 28, 2008 blog post entitled “Marketing a State – Online Reputation Management for West Virginia.” Unlike Create West Virginia’s own Jeff James and Wheeling’s own Justin – both West Virginians who returned to the state after years of…
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The Link Between Early Childhood Education and Economic Development
Although it seems everything under the sun is couched in “economic development” and “shovel ready” terms these days, a new report by Marshall University makes a compelling connection between the success of a region’s early childhood education and its economic prosperity. “It is very much an economic development program,” said Marshall University economist Cal Kent, who…
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Turning the Lights On for Sustainability
The team at LightsOn! West Virginia delivered a presentation on how they transformed formerly empty The Bellann building in Oak Hill into a (soon) LEED-certified office building. Their case study is a glimpse into the exciting potential for redeveloping existing (and often empty) buildings in small towns throughout West Virginia. Great things are happening in…