Members of the Preston County Board of Education voted 3-1 to place the excess levy on the General Election ballot in November. The levy was defeated during […]
Education
West Virginia schools get bad report card from WalletHub
Mountaineers, by literal definition, have to keep climbing. Metaphorically, though, planting a flag at the top of the peak still doesn’t guarantee against an avalanche below. That […]
Why do we care so much about automation?
Humans have tried to use tools to decrease the amount of physical labor we do for most of the time we’ve been a species on this planet. […]
Preston shares in Lowey after-school grant
Preston County’s school district is among the Mountain State recipients sharing in a federal grant for after-school programming. The award is from the Nita M. Lowey 21st […]
‘I’d call that more than respectable’ — MTEC students turn in top showing in national SkillsUSA competition
Don Robinette does a lot of yelling at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center during the course of the academic year. Not that the welding instructor is […]
State charter school officials want to make sure absent students don’t drop through cracks
The board that oversees charter schools in West Virginia is underscoring the need to track student truancy. Charter schools receive financial support from the state’s public education […]
State BOE gets Upshur update
Upshur County’s school district is inching its way back to compliance — a year after the state took over its operations following complaints that the district mismanaged […]
CBHS principal retires, still plans to be present in community
Collapsed lunch tables lined the cafeteria of Clay-Battelle’s freshly waxed floor in orderly aisles. The hum of fluorescent lighting buzzed ceaselessly and the expected routine of summer […]
Why are coral reefs so important?
I have known about climate change since I was very young. My parents and teachers would discuss the harmful effects of increased carbon emissions across the world: […]
School’s out: Nancy Walker ends 28-year tenure on Mon BOE
This coming Monday will be one of those “make a note of it” days for the Monongalia County Board of Education. When the board meets that evening […]
