MORGANTOWN — Enthusiasm abounded as the Senate Education Committee advanced what they called a “transformational” bill to improve the reading and math skills of the state’s K-3 […]
Education
W.Va. Department of Education eases teacher requirement
In 2015 in West Virginia, some 600 technically non-certified teachers were in front of public school classrooms. That number has now more than doubled, with 1,544 such […]
Senate Judiciary approves new version of campus carry, to allow concealed carry of handguns on public college and university campuses
MORGANTOWN – Campus carry is once again working its way through the state Legislature. SB 10 is called the Campus Self Defense Act and sets the parameters […]
Hope scholarship families begin receiving checks for school
Not without a fight. The first round of Hope scholarship dollars started going out across West Virginia last week, capping a pugilistic history that saw the school […]
Senate committee approves bill dealing with child sexual abuse by school employees, and one on sexual violence prevention
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate Education Committee quickly passed on Tuesday bills dealing with child sexual abuse and child sexual violence prevention. SB 187 creates a new […]
Auditions underway for ‘Mohigan Idol’: MHS-created talent show has raised close to $200K for WVU Medicine Children’s
Cue announcer: “This is … ‘Mohigan Idol.’ ” OK, so Ryan Seacrest won’t be on the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre next month to emcee, but the […]
Senate Education OKs bill to help small county schools by setting enrollment base of 1,200 for state funding formula
MORGANTOWN — State senators are once again considering a bill to help some small, financially struggling county school systems by setting a base enrollment figure for their […]
MHS a national finalist in Samsung STEM competition
Morgantown High School is one of 300 schools across the country named a finalist in the Solve for Tomorrow competition, sponsored annually by Samsung Electronics America. Samsung […]
School districts detail achievements and work to be done before Mon BOE
Monongalia County Board of Education member Mike Kelly remembers his days as a student at University High School, when the building was located atop Price Street, overlooking […]
First word on 23: Mon Schools spelling bee is next month
Joe Paull, the late educator and community activist, used to patiently spell it out. “It’s not easy,” Paull once told The Dominion Post. “You’re in the arena, […]
