It’s pretty much a lock that Delta and other variants of the coronavirus will have the last word on the first day of school in Monongalia County. […]
Tag: education
Summer Immersion Experience
WVU Today Before the start of the fall semester, several new West Virginia University students are already asking research questions and trying to answer them with guidance […]
Why I’m lighter under water
My family and I went to Cheat Lake last week, where we went swimming at the lakeside. My younger brother (who is 5-foot-7) gave my dad (who […]
ACT test streamlines registration for students with disabilities
Instructional booklets with larger type. Rooms that are larger, also, for wheelchair accessibility. Permission to mark test answers in an accompanying booklet – rather than the answer […]
Smart About Money
WVU Today Young people entering college or the workforce are navigating an increasingly complex economic landscape. Beyond the basics of money management, they must understand fintech, alternative […]
Mon Schools waives mask requirement for summer – but will staff COVID disinfecting crews for fall
Mon County students getting ready for band camp and football practice this summer will be able to show their faces – for now, at least. The district […]
Galls and more to learn at arboretum
“You have some gall,” my friend replied after I sent him a slew of photos. The photos were of … wait for it … plant galls. If […]
Summer Avalanche designed to stop the learning slide in Mon Schools
MORGANTOWN — Call Tuesday the second first day of school for Mon County. Or the pre-first, perhaps. Tuesday’s the day the Summer Avalanche rumbles across the district. […]
Writing it down: Social worker pens book as a reverse-retirement gift to her clients
In the annals of human experience and human interaction, consider … the cheeseburger. Not the kind you grab at the drive-thru, and certainly not the ones wrapped […]
Mon BOE ready to slide into July’s ‘Summer Avalanche’ enrichment program
Those rumbles you heard during Tuesday’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education were a good thing. BOE members and school administrators discussed particulars of the […]
