It was the opening act to Thanksgiving at Ridgedale Elementary School on Thursday morning. That is, the Ridgedale family got together for its monthly “Morning Meeting” for […]
Author: Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post
The selling of The Renaissance Academy begins: The planned structure would be Mon’s first standalone STEM school
Sweeping vistas. Dramatic, glass-fronted workstations and learning labs brimming with on-the-edge technology. And architecture that conforms to its environs, opposed to the other way around. Monongalia County […]
Mon’s students have real-world worries
You’re late again on the mortgage. Too many bills. Not enough paycheck. Extras? Forget extras. You’re just trying to get by. What happens if you lose the […]
Safe schools — across W.Va. and in Monongalia County
Martinsburg, the fast-growing town in West Virginia’s bustling Eastern Panhandle, is more urban these days than most communities across the Mountain State. Suburban, anyway — given its […]
‘The People’s Tree’ — in the University City
Julie Fosbender twinkled just like Santa when she spied the guy with the notebook regarding all that trailer, and all that tree, Friday morning at 84 Lumber […]
Andy and Barney make for a Korean War reunion
Not every war story has Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife in it, but this one does. During one lazy afternoon back in the 1990s, Jack […]
State Department of Education gives count of students and teachers in school for 2023-24
There are 18,774 educators currently encamped in West Virginia’s public school classrooms – and 1,705 of them, while certified, are still teaching out of their content areas. […]
PEIA hearing in Morgantown
Sam Brunett said was pretty sure the comments made during the Nov. 9 Public Employee Insurance Agency hearing in Morgantown weren’t going to add up to much. […]
Of NASCAR and case law: Darris Summers remembers Judge Stone
At the old Smithton Speedway, it wasn’t uncommon for drivers to be both judge and jury – by way of their fists – depending upon how much […]
Saving the world, one entry at a time: Samsung extends deadline for its national ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ competition
Are you a high school student ready to steer the world to a better place through STEM? Are you a high school teacher thinking the same, for […]
