People are talking about tech in West Virginia schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Colored by whether it leans in or pulls back on balance, shaded by how loud the conversation is.
More pulling backMore leaning inEven
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
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State report
West Virginia
About 244k students · 34 districts checked69
LoudRank 25 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 19 signals in 17 events
Where the volume comes from
Loudest districts in West Virginia
Latest across West Virginia
- Mingo County WV board approves 514 Chromebooks
- Wyoming County weighs digital media literacy course for grades 6-8
- WVPB: McCuskey joins AGs suing ChatGPT maker over child safety
- WV AG McCuskey sues OpenAI over ChatGPT harms to children
- Lincoln County WV seeks tech and camera grants, tests Apple laptops
- Preston board chair proposes parent choice on early-grade device use
- Preston board debates delaying early-grade devices amid online benchmark testing
- Randolph County approves Apogee classroom communications platform
Research coverage
We've checked 34 of 55 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not silent. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
West Virginia districts with signals
last 90 days| District | Mark | Band | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph County School District | 51 | Lively | 2 |
| Fayette County School District | 44 | Lively | 2 |
| Mingo County School District | 42 | Lively | 1 |
| Preston County School District | 25 | Audible | 2 |
| Kanawha County School District | 23 | Audible | 2 |
| Wyoming County School District | 23 | Audible | 1 |
| Jefferson County School District | 16 | Quiet | 1 |
| Lincoln County School District | 12 | Quiet | 1 |
| Mercer County School District | 0 | Silent | 2 |
| Ohio County School District | 0 | Silent | 1 |
| Pendleton County School District | 0 | Silent | 1 |
We also checked 23 other districts in West Virginia and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States leaning in on balance
States pulling back on balance