Welcome to West Virginia: home of country roads, coal mines, and classroom innovation.

In coal country, new programs aim to diversify local economies, retrain workers, and create a pipeline of new workers prepared for jobs in the new economy.

Shoddy or unaffordable connectivity is a constant for many American school systems. Rural public schools are struggling to provide basic internet access to their 12 million students.

West Virginia's universal pre-K program is in the spotlight at a national gathering of experts on early learning in Washington D.C.

Since 2011, the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s MAKESHOP has been a well-established destination for families interested in projects as wide-ranging as circuitry, woodworking, stop-motion animation, and operating looms. Now, thanks to $200,000 in grants from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation and Chevron, the museum is extending its reach into neighboring West Virginia.

Move over, Sochi. The biggest event this week is Digital Learning Day—24 hours devoted to incorporating new, meaningful technology into classrooms and libraries.

In the coal fields of West Virginia, there are now 3D printers and robots in classrooms. Here’s how technology is giving kids in this region a peek at a new kind of future.