W.Va. Gets $22 Million to Turn Around Bad Schools

By The Associated Press
Charleston, W.Va.

Nearly $22 million in federal stimulus money will help West Virginia's worst schools take drastic measures, including replacing principals and overhauling curriculum, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Thursday.

West Virginia is the first state to receive money through the federal School Improvement Grants program, which seeks to improve student performance by targeting chronically low-performing schools, since Duncan revamped criteria for use of the grants.

The funding is part of $3.5 billion in federal stimulus money made available...

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