Rita Tanner played a mean game of badminton. She regularly nailed the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle. In pen, no less. At her professional peak as […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
W.Va.’s school counselors have more responsibilities — academic, emotional — than ever
Monday was a day of jurors’ instructions and governor’s proclamations: both related to the emotional health of students in America’s schools. In Michigan, a jury began deliberations […]
EPA ruling on school bus purchases clarified
Forget sticker shock, Tony Harris said. That’s because $110,000 is still a bit of a steal for a new school bus these days. Especially one that runs […]
Rose Cousins: Taking flight, while being well-grounded
FAIRMONT — In skies achingly clear over north-central West Virginia 30 years ago, the late Rose Cousins, by all airborne accounts, was a woman content. During those […]
Star pupil: W.Va. Academy gets a visit from the Yass Prize, which awarded it $500K in December
It’s Friday morning at the West Virginia Academy in Morgantown, and a third-grader is plinking out Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor (that’s “Für Elise” for […]
Registration begins Monday for Mon Schools’ Summer Avalanche 24
Artificial Intelligence. Outdoor wellness. Minecraft to Mars. Courses in beginning German – and American Sign Language. This isn’t your granddad’s summer school. If you haven’t signed your […]
Mon school district to board the bus for STEM school
Call it a Renaissance road trip. “We’re planning to take as many teachers as we can get on the charter bus,” Mon Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. […]
Celebrity chef brings a Super Bowl menu to a WVU eatery
Uh, excuse me, Taylor Swift? Can I get you to scoot over a couple of seats? Thanks. Pay no mind to the Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt Estefania Ortega […]
Mon County Math Field Day winners announced
So, just how much interest are you paying on that credit card and what does it mean for your monthly household expenses, exactly? And that square footage […]
Incumbent Lytle, plus two challengers, file for Mon BOE election
Monongalia County Board of Education President Ron Lytle will face two challengers for his Eastern District seat during May’s primary. Shawn Smith and Christina Fattore Morgan, who […]