KINGWOOD – Preston High School Principal Carrie Pratt resigned Wednesday, according to Superintendent of Schools Stephen L. Wotring. Wotring said assistant principal Pam Wilt will now act […]
Education
Quarantine numbers are getting attention
A recent COVID-19 incident at Mountaineer Middle School was indeed the first case of a student-to-student transmission of the virus in Monongalia County school building. Superintendent Eddie […]
W.Va. Archery in the Schools tourney to proceed, despite COVID’s slings and arrows
A select group of West Virginia’s elementary, middle and high school students this week will draw back on the fundamental and the elemental, too. “You have to […]
More COIVD cases in area schools
University High School went into Monday with another positive COVID case of a student, which in turn put an additional 17 students, plus one teacher, into quarantine, […]
FODC youth craft series begins today
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Celebrate Water Day with environment-themed crafts and activities throughout the week led by Friends of Deckers Creek. Through collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Environmental […]
Students get extension to apply for Promise Scholarship
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — In a recent special meeting, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission voted to extend the deadline for high school seniors to apply for […]
Did curiosity kill the cat?
When I was nine years old, I asked my mother and older brother how people knew so much about the anatomy of the eyes and ears of […]
Mon Schools says ‘no apprehension’ in going before state Supreme Court to defend charter school denial
Call it equivalent of the old-school assignment that required a student to stand up in front of the class to deliver a book report. Only this one […]
National report says women and minorities lag behind in salaries
Six-figure salaries are not uncommon at West Virginia University. Both men and women – minorities included – make in excess of $100,000. But a recent survey from […]
House Judiciary OKs bill to bar trans athletes from certain school sports
MORGANTOWN – A House bill to bar transgender athletes from participating in certain sports won the approval of the Judiciary Committee on Friday. HB 3293 would apply […]