WHAT IS EDTALKS®?
Each year, the Education Alliance hosts an EDTalks® event in West Virginia. EDTalks® is an education-based speaker series designed to engage business, education, and community leaders in innovative discussions about connecting education, jobs, and West Virginia’s future. The 2024 EDTalks® features two dynamic leaders who are future focused on connecting West Virginia K-12 students with real-world experiences: Morgan O'Brien, Hope Gas President/CEO, and Congressman-elect U.S. House of Representatives Riley Moore. This FREE event brings together leaders from business, education, and government to share insights and ideas that drive innovation in education.
PREVIOUS EDTALKS®
MEDIA COVERAGE
WVNews, March 28, 2023: Future in aviation now in reach for students enrolled in Marshall University’s Bill Noe Flight School at West Virginia International Yeager Airport
WVNews, March 17, 2023: Sky's the limit: EdTalks aviation industry program focuses on West Virginia students' passion, dreams
WVHS, June 29, 2022, 5:30 evening news broadcast coverage
WOWK, June 29, 2022, 5:00 evening news broadcast coverage
Press Release, June 29, 2022: EDTalks Address “Recruiting WV’s Youth for Our Future”:The Education Alliance Brings Together Business, Education, and Student Leaders
Bollyinside, June 7, 2021: West Virginia Business and School Leaders Discuss the Future of Virtual Internships for High School Students | State newspaper news
WV Metro News, June 1, 2021: The Education Alliance hosts EDTalk on how pandemic shaped future of career readiness
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, May 28, 2021: WV Ready: Virtual internships have much to offer
WV News, May 25, 2021: West Virginia school and business leaders discuss future of virtual internships for high school students