MORGANTOWN — Three more school-related bills passed out of the House of Delegates on Wednesday and head to the Senate. HB 5863 creates the Patriotic Access to […]
Tag: education
What Brazilian butt lifts and boogers can teach us about book bans
by Alvin Irby Toby Price, an assistant principal in Mississippi, was fired from his elementary school last year for reading the children’s book “I Need a New […]
Jan. 28 letters to the editor
Who needs tested on the Constitution? As a former social studies teacher in the Monongalia County School system, I was amused upon reading in The Dominion Post […]
Senate committees OK gun bill, student organization bill, Edith Levy resolution
MORGANTOWN — Senate committees on Thursday approved bills dealing with firearms instruction and belief-based student organizations, and a resolution honoring Morgantown resident and Holocaust survivor Edith Levy. […]
Senate Judiciary OKs bill clarifying powers of state schools superintendent — for third year in a row
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday made a third go at passing a bill to codify certain powers of the state schools superintendent. SB 189 […]
Teachers aren’t happy. It’s not hard to see why
After reviewing some of the results from the West Virginia Education Association’s recent teacher survey, it’s easy to see why the Mountain State’s school system is struggling. […]
ChatGPT hasn’t fueled cheating. Do teens know something adults don’t?
by LZ Granderson The introduction of ChatGPT did not lead to more cheating in high school. This is according to the students themselves. For 15 years, Stanford […]
The hazards of standardized tests
Last week, we talked about the results of several national and international standardized tests. While standardized tests are good for comparing large groups to each other, they […]
Proof teachers make a difference
Early this month, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of its triennial, global standardized test for 15-year-olds. More than half of the 81 […]
Girls Who Code show what public schools can do
Mylan Park Elementary’s Girls Who Code Club visited Charleston Monday for “Country Roads Codes Day at the Capitol.” While there, these girls spoke to legislators and visitors […]
