Education
Senator Manchin believes a strong education from birth throughout life is the building block for success for every child and the foundation for our country’s long-term economic strength. There are currently more than 10,500 homeless students living in West Virginia. Senator Manchin is working to ensure that our children have a safe, stable and comfortable place to sleep at night because it is essential to their wellbeing and education. For those students and many others, our schools are more than just classrooms, teachers and textbooks. They’re the heart of the community and a home away from home. They’re a place where nutritional meals are served and healthcare services are provided by trusted school nurses. As a country we need to do more at every level to ensure that all of our children receive a high-quality, well-rounded education that prepares them for college and a career.
Senator Manchin believes there are five promises we should make to every child:
- Every child must have a unconditionally loving, caring adult in their life;
- Every child must have a safe place to call home;
- Every child must have a healthy start and access to a nutritious diet;
- Every child should be taught a livable skill so they can make their own way through life;
- Every child should grow to be a loving, caring adult and give back to society.
Senator Manchin believes higher education is the key to opportunity and the best way to keep the United States competitive in the global marketplace. For many of our nation’s students, though, student debt has been overly burdensome and made it harder these students to meet their career goals. Senator Manchin has worked and will continue to work on bipartisan legislation that will simplify loan repayments for students and families so they can focus on getting the best education they can and being a productive member of society.
Latest
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March 28, 2023
Manchin Announces $1.5 Million for School-Based Mental Health Training at WVU, Concord University
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March 23, 2023
Manchin Announces $300K for Ecological Research at West Virginia University
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March 21, 2023
Manchin Announces $748K for NASA Research at West Virginia University
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February 28, 2023
Manchin Announces $5.8 Million for Three West Virginia Head Start Programs
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January 24, 2023
Manchin, Capito Announce $4.5 Million for Marshall University to Establish Apprenticeship Initiative
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January 05, 2023
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.6 Million for School-Based Mental Health Training at Marshall University
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November 14, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $99K for Appalachian Extreme Weather Research at West Virginia University
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October 31, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $26 Million to Help Rebuild Herbert Hoover High School
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October 31, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding for Upward Bound Program
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September 21, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $232K to West Virginia University for Scientific Research, Manufacturing Partnership
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September 21, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $4.7 Million in National Science Foundation Grants
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September 15, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $6.4 Million for West Virginia University at Parkersburg Job Training Programs
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September 14, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $5.7 Million for West Virginia School-Based Mental Health Services
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September 14, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $2.9 Million for Concord University GEAR UP Partnership
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July 19, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce NASA Award to West Virginia University
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July 18, 2022
Manchin Announces $658K From American Rescue Plan to Support Higher Education Across West Virginia
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July 12, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $399K for Medical Research Projects at Marshall University, West Virginia University
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July 07, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.6 Million in NSF Funding for WVU
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July 07, 2022
Manchin Announces Another $892K From American Rescue Plan To Expand Broadband Access for West Virginia Students
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June 15, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $28.8 Million for Eight West Virginia Head Start Programs
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June 07, 2022
Manchin Questions U.S. Secretary Of Education on Improving School Safety, Addressing Teacher Sexual Misconduct
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June 01, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $4.6 Million for Two West Virginia Head Start Programs
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May 24, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $3.4 Million for Six West Virginia Upward Bound Programs
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May 20, 2022
Manchin Calls on Education Secretary to Announce Upward Bound Program Awards with Current Funding Set to Expire in 11 Days
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May 19, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $14.8 Million for Four West Virginia Head Start Programs
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May 03, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $13.4 Million For Five West Virginia Head Start Programs
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May 02, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding for Randolph County Housing Authority YouthBuild Program
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April 26, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.9 Million for Higher Education Research in West Virginia
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April 07, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $823K For Higher Education Research in West Virginia
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April 01, 2022
Manchin Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Extend Meal Flexibilities, Support Child Nutrition In Schools
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March 24, 2022
Manchin, Barrasso Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Grow The American Mining Workforce
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March 22, 2022
Manchin Announces $174K From American Rescue Plan For Cancer Detection Research At Marshall University
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March 14, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce STEM Grants For Fairmont State, Concord Universities
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March 10, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $2.1 Million For West Virginia University Research
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March 10, 2022
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.1 Million For West Virginia Head Start Program
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March 08, 2022
U.S. Senate Unanimously Passes Manchin, Capito Resolution To Condemn Bomb Threats Against HBCUs
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February 17, 2022
Manchin, Toomey Urge Department of Education To Protect Students From Sexual Misconduct
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February 08, 2022
Manchin Announces $350K From American Rescue Plan To Support Art Programs Impacted by COVID-19 In West Virginia
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December 22, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $9.1 Million to Strengthen West Virginia School Meal Programs
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December 17, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding For Head Start Projects In West Virginia
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December 08, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.3 Million For Raleigh County Head Start Programs
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October 13, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.9 Million in Pandemic Relief Reimbursement from FEMA
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September 30, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.7 Million For WV Colleges and Universities, Community Colleges, Technical Schools
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September 24, 2021
Manchin Announces Nearly $4.2 Million From American Rescue Plan To Expand Broadband Access Through West Virginia Schools, Libraries
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September 21, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce Three West Virginia Schools Selected As 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools
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September 01, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce More than $6.8 Million from National Science Foundation
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September 01, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $273K For Educational Opportunity Center At Marshall University
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August 25, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $342K For Veterans Success Program At Concord University
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August 19, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $3.3 Million From National Science Foundation For Research In West Virginia
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August 05, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $4.8 Million For West Virginia Head Start Programs
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August 04, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $516K For West Virginia Higher Education During COVID-19 Recovery
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August 04, 2021
Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities In Appropriations Bills
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August 02, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $982K From National Science Foundation For Research At West Virginia University
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July 30, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $300K For Environmental Research At West Virginia State University
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July 26, 2021
Manchin Announces $60 Million Investment To Increase Energy Efficiency In Manufacturing
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July 23, 2021
Manchin Announces Funding For Ecology Research At West Virginia University
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July 15, 2021
Manchin Applauds Distribution Of Remaining $254 Million From American Rescue Plan For West Virginia Schools
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July 14, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $750K To Marshall University To Recruit and Train Surgeons To Serve In West Virginia's Rural Communities
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July 09, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $446K For Biology Research Projects At West Virginia University
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July 09, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $12.2 Million for West Virginia Head Start Programs
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July 07, 2021
Manchin Announces $9.3 Million From American Rescue Plan For West Virginia Head Start Programs
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July 07, 2021
Manchin Announces $96.7 Million To Provide Food For West Virginia Children Through Summer Months
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July 06, 2021
Manchin: West Virginia Eligible For Second Round of American Rescue Plan Funding To Identify and Support Students Experiencing Homelessness
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June 30, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $16.6 Million For West Virginia Head Start Programs
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June 28, 2021
Manchin Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Call For Student Loan Transparency
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June 25, 2021
Manchin Announces $294K For Environmental Science Research Project At West Virginia University
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June 17, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $1 Million For Scholarships At West Virginia State University To Support Food And Agriculture Sciences
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June 09, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $11.6 Million For West Virginia Head Start Programs
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June 01, 2021
Manchin Announces $1 Million From American Rescue Plan For Head Start Programs
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May 13, 2021
Manchin, Capito Congratulate The 2021 West Virginia Presidential Scholars
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May 06, 2021
Manchin Applauds Pocahontas County School Chosen For Contact With International Space Station
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May 03, 2021
Manchin, Capito Lead Bipartisan Resolution To Honor Our Nation's Teachers
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April 30, 2021
Manchin, Scott Reintroduce Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act
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April 27, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $1 Million From National Science Foundation For Research Projects In West Virginia
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April 26, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding to Replace Diesel School Buses in West Virginia
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April 23, 2021
Manchin: West Virginia To Receive $1.2 Million For Students Experiencing Homelessness In First Round Of American Rescue Plan Funding
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April 23, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $14.4 Million For West Virginia Head Start Programs
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April 20, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce WVU Awarded EPA Brownfields Technical Assistance
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April 16, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce National Science Foundation Award to WVU
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April 15, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce Research Grant for West Virginia University
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April 13, 2021
Manchin Urges Administration To Implement $800 Million Fund To Support Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
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April 06, 2021
Manchin Bill To Expand '529' Education Savings Accounts Uses To Include Vocational, Technical Training
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March 31, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $800K For WVU Research Project, STEM Engagement In West Virginia
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March 23, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $399K For Mental Health Research At Marshall University
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March 01, 2021
Manchin Votes To Confirm Education Secretary Cardona
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February 26, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $3.1 Million For Distance Learning And Telemedicine In West Virginia
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February 25, 2021
Manchin Leads Bipartisan Push For Secure Rural Schools Program Reauthorization
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February 25, 2021
Manchin, Capito Lead Colleagues In Designating Public Schools Week In February
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February 24, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce West Virginia Students Selected For United States Senate Youth Program
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February 18, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $258K For West Virginia University COVID-19 Research Project
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January 19, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $975,000 For Aerospace Mechanic Training School At Marshall University
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January 13, 2021
Manchin, Capito Announce $339 Million For COVID-19 Relief To West Virginia Schools
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December 22, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $4.4 Million For West Virginia Head Start Programs
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September 16, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $824K For School Safety Measures In Grant, Pocahontas, Upshur, And Marshall Counties
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September 11, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.8 Million For Mental Health Programs In Cabell, Clay, Harrison County Schools
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September 03, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $2 Million For Head Start In Raleigh, Mineral Counties
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September 03, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $505K For Visual Therapy Research At West Virginia University
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September 02, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $1.6 Million For STEM Education In West Virginia
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August 13, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce National Science Foundation Awards In West Virginia
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August 06, 2020
Manchin, Cornyn Bill To Expand Hotspots For Education, Telehealth Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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July 31, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce Nearly $750K For NASA EPSCOR Project At WVU
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July 31, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce National Science Foundation Awards In West Virginia
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July 31, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $2.5 Million For WVU COVID-19 Pandemic Response
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July 15, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $579K For Research Projects At West Virginia University
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July 02, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $10 Million For Head Start Programs In West Virginia
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June 23, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $10 Million For WVU NIFA Project
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June 19, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $7.2 Million For Head Start In North Central West Virginia
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June 19, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce Almost $100K For Shepherd University Connectivity Project
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June 17, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $453K To Expand Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program At Blue Ridge Community And Technical College
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June 12, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $6.5 Million For Head Start In The Northern Panhandle
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May 18, 2020
Manchin Urges Congressional Leaders To Support Vulnerable Students Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
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May 05, 2020
Manchin Praises USDA Approval Of West Virginia Food Assistance Pandemic EBT Application
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May 01, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce Opportunity for Additional Relief Funding for Higher Education Institutions Across West Virginia
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April 29, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $750K In Scholarships For Food And Agricultural Studies Students At West Virginia State University
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April 27, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $15.6 Million For Head Start Programs Across West Virginia
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April 24, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce West Virginia’s Eligibility for $86 Million in K-12 Education Funding
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April 15, 2020
Manchin Hears From West Virginia Broadcasters, Educators Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
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April 14, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding Opportunity for College Students Impacted by Coronavirus
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March 16, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $60 Million For Additional West Virginia Flood Recovery
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March 13, 2020
Manchin Statement On Closure Of West Virginia Schools Due To Coronavirus
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March 13, 2020
Manchin Asks, USDA Approves West Virginia To Provide Meals To Children During Coronavirus Outbreak
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March 06, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce Nearly $3 Million For Math Teachers Across West Virginia
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March 05, 2020
Manchin To DeVos: We Need More Dedicated Funding To Combat Children And Youth Homelessness
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February 12, 2020
Manchin Statement On President Trump's FY 2021 Budget Proposal
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February 06, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $339,000 For Undergraduate Astrophysics Research In Appalachia
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January 31, 2020
Manchin Announces $131 Million To Rebuild Three Schools Damaged By 2016 Floods
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January 13, 2020
Manchin, Capito Announce $75K For Workforce Development
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December 20, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS
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November 22, 2019
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding For Telehealth, Online Education
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November 22, 2019
Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $52 Million For Rebuilding Of Herbert Hoover High School Which Was Damaged By The 2016 Flood
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October 07, 2019
Manchin, Capito Announce $3.4 Million For Head Start Programs In West Virginia
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October 04, 2019
Manchin Speaks On Youth Homelessness In Roanoke West Virginia
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September 26, 2019
Manchin Congratulates 2019 Blue Ribbon Elementary Schools in West Virginia
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September 17, 2019
Manchin Speaks With Secretary DeVos On Efforts To Address Student Homelessness In West Virginia
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July 26, 2019
MANCHIN BILL TO EXPAND GI BILL FOR STUDENT VETERANS TO BE SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
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July 25, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $910K FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS
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July 19, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE FUNDING TO SUPPORT RURAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
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July 15, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH
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July 11, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION FOR WVU SCHOLARSHIPS
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July 09, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $16.4 MILLION FOR HEAD START AND FATHERHOOD REENTRY PROGRAMS ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA
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June 28, 2019
MANCHIN, SCOTT INTRODUCE STUDENT LOAN DISCLOSURE MODERNIZATION ACT
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June 28, 2019
MANCHIN, CORNYN INTRODUCE BILL TO EXPAND GI BENEFITS FOR VETERANS IN STEM FIELDS
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June 25, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION
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June 20, 2019
MANCHIN, CAPITO ANNOUNCE MORE THAN $7.4 MILLION FOR HEAD START
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June 05, 2019
Manchin, Capito Announce Over $3 Million For Kanawha County Head Start
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May 21, 2019
Manchin,Capito Announce $6.7 Million For Head Start In West Virginia
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April 29, 2019
Manchin, Capito Announce Nearly $12 Million For Southern West Virginia Headstart Programs
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April 17, 2019
Manchin Announces Over $1.7 Million In Secure Rural Schools Payments In West Virginia
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April 08, 2019
Manchin, Capito Announce Over $4.2 Million For WV Americorps Programs
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March 14, 2019
Manchin Statement On President Trump's FY 2020 Budget Proposal
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February 07, 2019
Manchin Applauds Infor's Announcement Of New Location In Charleston
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February 05, 2019
Manchin Annouces Over $2 Million In Educational Grants For At-Risk Youth
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February 04, 2019
Manchin, Cornyn Introduce Gear-Up For Success Act For More Flexibility For Student Needs
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January 30, 2019
Manchin Urges Federal Officials to Deliver Secure Rural School Payments ASAP
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October 02, 2018
Manchin Congratulates Blue Ribbon West Virginia Schools
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October 02, 2018
Manchin Congratulates Blue Ribbon West Virginia Schools
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September 04, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce $2.4 Million to Improve STEM Education
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August 23, 2018
Manchin and Capito Successful in Push to Restore WVSU Upward Bound Eligibility
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August 21, 2018
MANCHIN AND CAPITO SECURE $1 MILLION IN STEM SCHOLARSHIPS FOR RURAL STUDENTS AT WVU
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August 01, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce More Than $1 Million in Head Start Funding for Raleigh County
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July 31, 2018
Manchin Applauds President Trump for Signing Career and Technical Education Act Reauthorization
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July 11, 2018
MANCHIN AND CAPITO ANNOUNCE NEARLY $12 MILLION FOR HEAD START PROGRAMS IN WEST VIRGINIA
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June 29, 2018
Manchin Demands DeVos Follow Congressional Intent for TRIO Funds
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June 29, 2018
Manchin, Capito Announce $2.7 Million for Head Start Programs
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June 07, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce Nearly $10 Million for Head Start Programs in West Virginia
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June 05, 2018
Manchin Questions Devos about Administration Plans to Eliminate Substance Abuse Treatment and Counseling in Schools
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May 25, 2018
Manchin Urges DeVos to Support Federal TRIO Programs
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May 24, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce More than $3.7 Million for Head Start Programs in West Virginia
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May 10, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce $4.5 Million for Head Start in Southern West Virginia
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May 04, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce More Than $10 Million for Head Start Programs in Southern West Virginia
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April 13, 2018
Manchin Champions Improvements and Funding For West Virginia GEAR UP
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April 13, 2018
Manchin Champions Improvements and Funding for West Virginia Gear Up
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March 09, 2018
Manchin, Capito Meet with U.S. Senate Youth Program Delegates from West Virginia
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January 19, 2018
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding to Expand Telemedicine in Five West Virginia Counties
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January 19, 2018
Manchin and Capito Announce Nearly $1.4 Million in ARC Grants for West Virginia
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December 07, 2017
MANCHIN, BIPARTISAN SENATORS URGE EXTENSION OF SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM
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December 05, 2017
Manchin, Capito Announce Funding to Help Bridge Workforce Skills Gap
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November 13, 2017
MANCHIN REQUESTS MEETING WITH NSF DIRECTOR TO DISCUSS GREEN BANK OBSERVATORY
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October 12, 2017
MANCHIN JOINS CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPENING OF JROTC CHALLENGE COURSE
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October 12, 2017
Manchin, Capito Call for Senate Action to Renew Career and Technical Education
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July 21, 2017
Manchin Expresses Concern to DeVos After Department of Education Denies Request for Reconsideration of Decision to Impose a Sanction on West Virginia's Public Colleges and Universities
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May 05, 2017
Manchin Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Reauthorize Secure Rural Schools Program
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April 21, 2017
Manchin Co-Hosts Regional Job Fair in Huntingotn
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February 13, 2017
Manchin and Capito Announce Nearly $769K for WVU STEM Programs
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February 07, 2017
Manchin Votes Against Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary
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January 27, 2017
Manchin Congratulates Mined Minds West Virginia Graduates
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January 10, 2017
Manchin and Capito Announce More Than $4.8 Million for West Virginia Healthcare and Education
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October 28, 2016
Manchin Announces Service Academy Nominations
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September 29, 2016
Manchin and Capito Announce Nearly $200,000 for West Virginia State University
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September 22, 2016
Manchin and Capito Congratulate WVU on NIH Funding for Children's Health
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September 14, 2016
Manchin and Capito Announce Forensic Science Funding for West Virginia University
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August 25, 2016
Manchin and Capito Announce Nearly $250K for WVSU Coal Research Program