Walking through Roger Williams Park in Providence, R.I., I came upon a moss-covered monolith listing the Ten Commandments. This was some time ago, but knowing the objections […]
Tag: public schools
Amendments defeated for national motto, intelligent design bills for schools
Delegates didn’t put their faith in proposed amendments to a bill requiring “In God We Trust” signs in schools or another bill ensuring classroom discussions are allowed […]
Chicago school: $49K per student, no one’s proficient
Even unfathomable amounts of money don’t guarantee student achievement. According to the logic of Nevada’s education establishment, Spry Community Links High School in Chicago should be the […]
Senate bills require conception video and ‘In God We Trust,’ allow creation theories in classrooms
Senators advanced a bill to mandate viewing a specific video in classrooms about conception, passed a bill allowing classroom discussions of theories of the universe’s origins that […]
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. […]
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 […]
We’ve always known how to make good public schools
by John M. Crisp Let’s talk about school choice. But first consider this old saw: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from […]
Too many students missing classes
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Public schools in West Virginia are dealing with a problem of chronic absenteeism. In other words, students too often are not showing […]
28% of schoolkids chronically absent
CHARLESTON — Twenty-eight percent of West Virginia public school students missed 18 or more days of school last year and labeled chronically absent. The numbers are part […]
Moore needs to hold his horses on Hope expansion
West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore is pushing to quickly grow the Hope Scholarship. He’s asking for a year-round application period, which currently only runs March 1 to […]
