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 […]
Education
‘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 […]
Gov. Justice presents two WVU astrophysicists with Distinguished West Virginian awards
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice came to Morgantown on Monday to celebrate the achievements of two WVU astrophysicists and present them with Distinguished West Virginian awards. The […]
Robot road trip: Fairmont State ‘Falcotronix’ team programming success
FAIRMONT — An outlay of $2,000 will take you places when your robot is planning the road trip. That’s how much money Falcotronix, the robotics club of […]
Birthday with a purpose: Governor’s Schools ongoing for state’s 161st
Thursday was West Virginia Day and Dustin Lambert was spending the morning of it on Interstate 77. He was motoring from Charleston, the Mountain State’s capital city, […]
