Good: SB 124 to require schools to create an age-appropriate dating/sexual violence prevention program for grades 7-12. There are a lot of things the Legislature is doing […]
Tag: education
Pierpont opens culinary academy
Pierpont Community & Technical College officially opened its brand-new Culinary Academy on Jan. 23. This new facility is housed at the Middletown Commons in White Hall and […]
House Education approves Senate’s Anti-Racism Act addressing CRT in public schools
MORGANTOWN – The Senate’s Anti-Racism Act – commonly called the anti-CRT bill – cleared its first House of Delegates hurdle on Monday, winning approval in the Education […]
State senate unanimously approves school safety, U.S. motto bills, sends them to the House
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate sailed through a series of bills on Monday, passing them all unanimously with no debate — including a school protection bill and […]
House Education again OKs bill to allow armed school staff to serve as protection officers
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee is making a third attempt to move a bill to allow select teachers to serve as armed School Protection Officers in […]
Senate approves two student-related bills and a pro-Ukraine resolution
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate unanimously approved two student-related bills on Wednesday and sent them to the House. Senators also adopted a resolution indirectly supporting Ukraine by […]
Never too late to learn — and MTEC can teach you
A few years ago, my father and I took two stained glass classes at Monongalia County Technical Education Center (MTEC) through its community class program. This launched […]
Senate Education approves bill to allow county school boards to hire independent contractors for campus security
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday gave its blessing to a bill to allow county school boards to beef up campus security with independent contractors, […]
Senate Education approves bill to boost student reading skills, test for dyslexia, put trained teaching assistants into grades 1-3 classrooms
MORGANTOWN — Enthusiasm abounded as the Senate Education Committee advanced what they called a “transformational” bill to improve the reading and math skills of the state’s K-3 […]
Senate committee approves bill dealing with child sexual abuse by school employees, and one on sexual violence prevention
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate Education Committee quickly passed on Tuesday bills dealing with child sexual abuse and child sexual violence prevention. SB 187 creates a new […]
