CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Education reform legislation includes charter schools and controversial changes to hiring and firing teachers. The two chambers of the Legislature can’t agree, and the […]
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Rhododendron Girls State participants meet after spending week at Davis & Elkins College
MORGANTOWN — Dressed in white, the Monongalia County girls who participated in the 2019 Rhododendron Girls State (RGS) came together Saturday after their week long experience at […]
After School Explorers set for summer programming in Preston County
KINGWOOD — After School Explorers, in conjunction with Preston County Schools, is offering a host of free summer opportunities. Starting June 10 Learning in Motion (LIM) will […]
West Virginia winner of Google contest announced
MORGANTOWN — The Panthers of North Elementary gathered in their gymnasium on Tuesday, the last day of school, to surprise and celebrate a classmate who entered the […]
Blooming business: Clay-Battelle teacher sells plants to help raise money for FFA
BLACKSVILLE — Behind Clay-Battelle Middle/High School stands a 24-by-75-foot polycarbonate greenhouse. Inside, there are four rows of ventilated, metal tables filled with flats, containing flowers and plants […]
Robotics group with students from North, Mountainview, St. Francis heads to Uruguay for competition
MORGANTOWN — OK, so maybe Montevideo, Uruguay, isn’t quite as famous as its Argentine next-door neighbor, Buenos Aries. However, the South American metropolis is known for its […]
Senators debate public vs. charter schools during state BOE committee meeting
MORGANTOWN — In many ways, the state Board of Education’s School Finance and Funding Committee, which was formed to help address education reform in West Virginia, is […]
Leader praises PSALM student during St. Francis visit
MORGANTOWN — Just now, it happened. In the time it took you to read the above, someone, somewhere in the world, stepped on a landmine from a […]
Traffic delays on W.Va. 26 South to continue through May 17
KINGWOOD — The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists that there will be three traffic delays now through May 17. Work will be 7 a.m.-6 p.m. […]
BOE officials say Chaplin Hill Road needs repaired; commission to send letter to DOT
MORGANTOWN — That oh-so-slight clicking sound you’re hearing right now — is the not-so-slight accumulation of miles rolling up on the odometer of an average school bus […]
