It was just a matter of time before choice became mandatory. Last week, a federal judge denied a request by parents of students in the Washington, D.C. […]
Tag: public schools
‘Mini-grants’ to area educators offered by Your Community Foundation
Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia is going back to school. The nonprofit, outreach organization is now offering an opportunity for educator “mini-grants” of up […]
State adds safety officers for 2023-24 school year
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Rob Cunningham says West Virginia’s public schools will be much safer when students and staff return next […]
Theocracy got its foot in the door
When the U.S. Supreme Court last year ruled, in effect, that a high school football coach who led his team in Christian prayer at the end of […]
Why I like public schools and, for that matter, the Post Office
by John M. Crisp I like public schools for the same reason that William Faulkner hated the Post Office. Before Faulkner became the great Southern novelist, he […]
March 19 letters to the editor
Tax cuts a mistake when roads are a mess I vehemently disagree with the ongoing cuts to various taxes across our state. Going through with these changes […]
Our teacher problem isn’t the teachers
Last week, West Virginia University announced its Teachers Ascend into West Virginia program. Which is exactly what it sounds like: Ascend, but this time geared specifically toward […]
Let them play: Find equitable alternative to House Bill 2820
We’ve made our stance clear on syphoning education funds from public schools and distributing them to private, parochial or charter schools or even individuals: You can’t expect […]
Legislature attacks public education
The hyper-conservative Legislature has resumed the attack it started last year on West Virginia’s public schools. Some attacks are more subtle than others, but most of them […]
Lessons from a rural state: School vouchers not conservative gov’t
by Scott McIntosh The debate over school vouchers this legislative session in Idaho very well could be “the most important debate we have had since statehood,” predicts […]
