“I chose quite a day to visit,” said Lara Maupin, CEP’s Director of the National Schools of Character program. “The dignitaries were there to present the West Virginia Teacher Achievement Award to one of the school’s teachers. It was quite an honor to be there and especially nice to see the Governor’s wife so supportive of education.”
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The 50 Finalists include the two school districts, 36 elementary schools, five middle schools, four high schools, and three mixed-grades schools consisting of K-8. They represent 19 states, with the most coming from Missouri, followed by New Jersey and Michigan. Of the 50 Finalists, 25 have student populations where one-quarter or more qualify for free or reduced lunch.
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