Charter schools continue to be a hot-button issue. Despite the fact charter schools have been permissible by state law for about a year now but none have […]
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Senate OKs House charter schools bill; enrollment and school caps approved in Education Committee bumped back up
MORGANTOWN – The State Senate approved an amended version of the House charters schools bill on Monday and sent it back to the House. The vote was […]
Feb. 28 letters to the editor
Reader grateful for the local newspaper I am very grateful for The Dominion Post. Most recently, it was Jim Bissett’s piece about our remarkable former mayor Charlene […]
Senate Education amends House charter schools bill and sends it to Senate floor
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee tweaked the House charter schools bill Tuesday night and sent it to the full Senate. As it came to the Senate, […]
House passes charter schools bill over Democrat objections; 11 Republicans also vote no
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed the bill to update the state charter school program along mostly party lines on Tuesday. The vote was 66-32, with […]
Charter schools bill sees tweaks on House floor, amendment to eliminate virtual charters fails
MORGANTOWN – The House bill to update and expand charter school legislation saw some tweaking on the House floor Monday, along with a failed attempt to do […]
W.Va. Academy sues state Department of Education
The wind is still swirling around West Virginia Academy. That’s the name of what would have been the first charter school in the state. It had planned […]
Guest essay: Education in the wake of COVID: The silver lining
by Jessica Dobrinsky In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, schools around the country closed, hoping to contain the growing virus’ spread. Children stuck at home struggled […]
Mon schools face plans, pandemic, petition
First request for charter school doesn’t make it Eddie Campbell Jr.’s adherence to planning, and The Plan, helped him survive, and thrive, in some pretty extreme environments […]
Charter application gets failing grade from Mon BOE
Click here to read more about the Preston Board of Education’s response The application for what would have been the first charter school in the state was […]
