Cutting a sheep brain in two was a lot easier than Junuh Hunt thought it would be. “It’s got a little give,” the South Middle School seventh-grader […]
Education
Mason-Dixon Historical Park shows off new playground
MORGANTOWN — You probably wouldn’t bat an eye at hearing a Monongalia County Commissioner banging the drum for the county park system. You might bat an eye, […]
‘Your brain just works differently’: How Mon Schools helps students with dyslexia
By third grade, you’re no longer learning to read. You’re reading to learn. Provided you don’t have dyslexia. If you do, forget that: you’re just trying to […]
Supreme Court majority rules in favor of public aid
A majority of West Virginia Supreme Court justices dissolved an injunction against a scholarship for students leaving the public school system. The Hope Scholarship was being challenged […]
‘It’s everyone’s responsibility’: School safety initiative heavy on detection, prevention
No one paid the weapons detector any mind on a recent, bustling mid-weekday at Morgantown High School. Students and teachers, already in the building, walked by the […]
W.Va. schools recognized nationally for computer education offerings
Jennifer Reaves, the technology integration specialist at Mylan Park Elementary School, loves gridding it out for the newbies — or those who are otherwise intimidated by anything […]
Supreme Court hears Hope Scholarship arguments
Attorneys on both sides of the Hope Scholarship told the justices of the state Supreme Court 4,300 reasons why the legislation would work — or not work […]
President Gee’s State of the University: WVU offers education, hope and purpose
MORGANTOWN – WVU President Gordon Gee gloried in the accomplishments of the university during the past year and offered words of inspiration for the year, and years, […]
Morgantown High to honor distinguished grads Friday
Things don’t begin and end with Barney Fife at Morgantown High School. Or, rather, Don Knotts (Class of 1942), the comedic actor who went on to win […]
Mon Schools superintendent discusses SBA decision
This is the time of the year when Eddie Campbell Jr. would normally be working on a big homework project. Campbell, who is Monongalia County’s superintendent of […]
