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Who was the first woman to serve as state school superintendent?
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Who was the first state superintendent of schools?
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In 1865, about how long did a school year last in West Virginia?
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About how many schools did West Virginia build in 1869-70?
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Which one of the following is NOT an argument used against consolidating schools?
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About how many one-room schools were in West Virginia in 1930-31?
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Both Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and baseball player John Kruk attended this institution of higher learning.
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At its founding in 1961, this was the only institution of higher learning in the Ohio River Valley between Wheeling and Huntington?
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Under this person's presidency, what is now West Virginia State University offered a civilian pilot training program and managed the first statewide Black 4-H camp in the nation.
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Which one of these West Virginia University presidents served the longest time in that role.
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