2020
Still rolling, reading and feeding during the pandemic AFT Voices (5/8/20)
Exterior of Renaissance Village is completed Bluefield Daily Telegraph (3/9/20)
2019
Partners tackle poverty in McDowell County Washington Post (10/19/19)
Housing project sparks excitement in McDowell County WV Metro News (9/9/19)
Renaissance Village celebrates construction progress WDTV (9/10/19)
Construction begins in McDowell County The Register Herald (9/12/19)
2018
Officials prepare to break ground on Renaissance Village Bluefield Daily Telegraph (9/26/18)
Gayle Manchin: Mentorship is an investment in McDowell's future Charleston Gazette-Mail (9/10/18)
2016
Gayle Manchin: Hope is alive in McDowell County West Virginia Public Broadcasting (6/15/16)
Demolitions beginning to clear way for McDowell teacher housing Charleston Gazette-Mail (6/6/16)
Foundation providing $50K for books in McDowell County Charleston Gazette-Mail (3/29/16)
2015
Making a difference in West Virginia "Schoolhouse Voices," Medium.com (9/3/15)
Reconnecting McDowell turns attention to absenteeism & reading proficiency Metro News (9/1/15)
Reconnecting McDowell helps students prepare for college, The Charleston Gazette/Associated Press (5/23/15)
2014
1 in 3 students in W.Va. is truant, The Charleston Gazette (9/20)
Teacher village coming to McDowell County, W.Va. Metro News (5/13)
McDowell students look to broader horizons, W.Va. Metro News (4/23)
50 Years Into the War on Poverty, Hardship Hits Back, New York Times (4/20)
McDowell middle school students given laptops to succeed, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (3/18)
Laptops On the Way to All McDowell Middle School Students, West Va. Public Broadcasting (3/14)
2013
Reconnecting McDowell board approves location for Teacher Village, WVVA.com (12/17)
Reconnecting McDowell board approves location for Teacher Village, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (12/17)
Reconnecting McDowell: More positive progress underway, Bluefield Daily Telegraph(11/20)
Cooperation of all needed to reclaim education’s promise, Herald Dispatch (11/9)
Hillary talks up McDowell County initiative in Chicago,Charleston Gazette (6/13)
Linking Education and Economic Development, Education Commission of the States (5/13)
McDowell teen birth rate soars as state's rate falls, Charleston Gazette/Associated Press (2/5)
Reconnecting McDowell Church Meeting Attracts Crowd, McDowell County Commission
2012
Reconnecting McDowell passes one year mark, MetroNews (12/30)
'Reconnecting McDowell' is gaining, Gayle Manchin says, Charleston Gazette (12/28)
W.Va. County Builds Teacher Villages to Save Schools, Governing (Nov. 2012)
Innovation zone—McDowell dropout rate alarming, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (10/9)
Reconnecting McDowell project 'vital' to community, The State Journal(9/20)
Reconnecting McDowell making progress, WVVA.com (9/20)
Reconnecting McDowell project bringing broadband to county, wvva.com (9/5)
Technology will generate benefits and challenges for schools, The Register-Herald (8/9)
'Teacher village' part of McDowell school rescue, Charleston Gazette (6/18)
The Reconnecting McDowell Initiative, District Administration (4/20)
Juvenile drug court—A vital tool for McDowell County, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (4/18)
Reconnecting McDowell announces juvenile drug court, The State Journal (4/16)
The Bigger Picture, Education Week photo blog (4/5)
Big business and unions come to US schools' aid, Al Jazeera (blog) (3/30)
The Importance of Community Involvement in Schools, Edutopia (3/21)
Innovation zone Legislation a plus for McDowell, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (3/13)
Compromise sought for McDowell school system proposal, Charleston Gazette (3/9)
Growing Gaps Bring Focus on Poverty's Role in Schooling, Education Week (3/6)
Bill would allow flexibility in McDowell schools, Charleston Gazette (3/2)
'Reconnecting McDowell' Advances with Grants, Projects, AFT press release (1/11/12)
2011
How Do We Move Mountains?, Huffington Post (12/28)
Reconnecting McDowell County: Help for local children is welcomed, Bluefield Daily Telegraph (12/21)
Reconnecting McDowell: A New Paradigm For Education Reform, Crooks and Liars (12/19)
AFT spearheads landmark partnership in Appalachia, AFT.org (12/19)
Restoring Hope to McDowell County, Huffington Post (12/16)
AFT Joins Partnership to Improve Schools, Lives, in Rural West Virginia, AFL-CIO NOW (12/16)
McDowell schools fix begins, Charleston Gazette, (12/16)
Teachers union leads effort that aims to turn around West Virginia school system, Washington Post (12/15)
Reconnecting McDowell: First Book Joins the Effort to Rescue a West Virginia Community, Bookmark (12/16)
National turnaround plan targets McDowell County schools, Charleston Gazette (12/15)