By Dave Wilson MORGANTOWN — Additional counselors were at Brookhaven Elementary School in Monongalia County as faculty and students grieve the loss of fourth grade teacher Shari […]
Education
Preston schools okay new program to provide food for students
KINGWOOD — A program to provide food and hygiene products to students has been approved for Preston County Schools. The nonprofit Pantry Plus More program was started […]
Monongalia County officials confront cyberbullying in schools
MORGANTOWN — Cyberbullying that takes place after school can have in-school consequences. “If they put something on social media that creates an unsafe environment for the students, […]
Community college students now able to transfer credits with WVU
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia community college students who transfer to WVU before earning their associate degree will be able to receive the degree credentials retroactively through a new […]
Has cyberbullying taken the place of traditional bullying?
MORGANTOWN — Cyberbullying that takes place after school can have in-school consequences. “If they put something on social media that creates an unsafe environment for the students, then […]
WVU could play key role in helping solve the teacher shortage crisis
MORGANTOWN — Consider this conundrum: a state where the population has decreased about two percent over the past seven years has a teacher shortage problem. Essentially, at a […]
Sheriff’s department issues 33 citations as school starts, none for passing buses
MORGANTOWN — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department wrote 33 citations during the first five days of public school as part of an effort to make drivers more […]
Rescued red-tailed hawk visits Cheat Lake Elementary
MORGANTOWN — First graders at Cheat Lake Elementary got a close-up look at a red-tailed hawk Thursday morning. Jesse Fallon and Vince Slabe, with the Avian Conservation Center […]
Community meetings in the works to discuss possible Preston school closings
KINGWOOD — Preston Schools Superintendent Steve Wotring and his staff are planning a series of community meetings as a prelude to deciding whether to recommend school closings. […]
Justice pushes PEIA Task Force, considers new sources of revenue
CHARLESTON, W.Va. —Gov. Jim Justice wants the PEIA Task Force, which has been meeting for a half-year now, to continue its work aimed at shoring up health insurance […]
