The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission recently announced the recipients of its 2024-25 Campus Mental Health Grants, which aim to address the mental health needs of […]
Education
WVU Extension’s Energy Express awarded grant to help teachers
West Virginia University Extension’s Energy Express program has been awarded a $50,000 Sparking Early Literacy Growth grant, a statewide initiative to enhance literacy instruction for elementary-aged children. […]
Repeat grade: Your Community Foundation Inc. brings back educator ‘mini-grants’ for 2024-25 year
If you want to know just what those educator mini-grants did for classrooms across north-central West Virginia last year, take your seat for some quick capsules. There […]
‘These are terroristic threats’: School officials respond to online threats of violence
Online threats delivered to Preston High School and Central Preston Middle School on Thursday prompted district officials to lock down the two buildings before eventually releasing students […]
National Merit semifinalists from across the region named
Fifteen area high school seniors are now in elite academic company. They were named semifinalists for the 2025 National Merit Scholarship program, the organization announced Wednesday. This […]
Taking flight: Girls in Aviation event is Sept. 28 in Bridgeport
If you have a daughter with lofty dreams, Sept. 28 just might be her day. That’s the date of the third-annual Girls in Aviation Day at the […]
WVU Faculty Senate gets an update on presidential search and what community wants
MORGANTOWN — WVU’s faculty senators got an update Monday on the presidential search after returning to campus for their first meeting of the fall semester. The focus […]
WVPEC announces statewide projects to enhance student reading, writing skills by third grade
The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, housed at West Virginia University, is taking steps to improve young learners’ reading, writing and oral language skills by investing more […]
‘The Space Gal’ Emily Calandrelli comes to WVUM Children’s to read her book
MORGANTOWN – Morgantown native, TV host and soon-to-be space traveler Emily Calandrelli came to WVU Medicine Children’s Tuesday to share her dreams, and her book, “Reach for […]
Samsung ‘Solve for Tomorrow’ STEM competition seeking entries from student teams
Better living through STEM? Samsung Electronics America hopes so. That’s because the corporation’s Solve for Tomorrow contest has again clicked over for 2024. Samsung launched the competition […]
