On this West Virginia Morning, this year marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. To commemorate that milestone, West Virginia Public Broadcasting is hosting a public screening and community conversation at Marshall University. The event is built around Ken Burns’ recent PBS documentary series The American Revolution. Us & Them host Trey Kay will moderate the event, and he spoke recently with WVPB News Director Eric Douglas about why revisiting the nation’s founding story matters today.

Also, all West Virginia children in kindergarten through 12th grades are now eligible to apply for the Hope Scholarship. And, a bill to temporarily delay moving a child to homeschooling during an active case of abuse or neglect hit a snag in the Senate on Monday.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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