It didn’t take long for Rob Cunningham to cut to the heart of the matter Tuesday afternoon in Charleston. Forty-eight hours after a mass shooting last month […]
Education
Mon school district readying for summer learning camps; ends the year with 44 COVID cases
Ask Donna Talerico what her plans are for summer vacation, and the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County’s school district will just laugh. While she tells you that […]
Legislature to meet in Charleston for three days of interim meetings; House plans general session on school safety
MORGANTOWN — After visiting Morgantown in May, the Legislature returns to Charleston Sunday-Tuesday for June interim meetings. Headlining this round is a House of Delegates general session […]
Teacher unions: No guns in W.Va. classrooms
Is House Bill 99 a harbinger of things to come in America’s classrooms? Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is reportedly poised to sign the above legislation into law, […]
MHS, UHS and Clay-Battelle to be outfitted with weapons detectors for the new school year
Students at Monongalia County’s three public high schools will have to walk through weapon detectors on their way to class this fall — but it won’t be […]
Pierpont professor receives international award for interior design
FAIRMONT — Pierpont Community & Technical College assistant professor Rachel Beach, recently received an international award and recognition for her work in interior design. Beach, the program […]
Preston BOE gets bad news about charter school enrollment, funding
KINGWOOD — It looks like Preston County Schools is going to lose $272,000 in state aid because of charter school enrollment. “I think this is huge. None […]
Mon Schools expected to lose $1.9 million in funding as students enroll in charters
Don’t let those dollar signs with all those zeros attached fool you, Eddie Campbell Jr. said. Campbell is superintendent of Monongalia County Schools, and his district just […]
234 PHS grads say goodbye, move forward
KINGWOOD — Graduation is traditionally a way for students to say good-bye to adolescence, friends, faculty and a high school that has been a home-away-from-home for four […]
Classroom libraries must be inventoried because of new law
KINGWOOD — Senate Bill 704, passed in the most-recent legislative session, requires schools to publish a syllabus so parents know exactly what is being taught. Its implementation […]
