by Melissa Schlinger This past fall, my 14-year-old son, Will, came home from school and told me that some of his fellow students had participated in a […]
Tag: schools
Guest essay: Power of intention
by Tega Toney “Intentional” is one of the most meaningful words in the English language. It means something is done on purpose or something is deliberate. It […]
Where is the line between church and state in school?
Unfortunately, when West Virginia makes national headlines, it’s rarely a good thing. And it wasn’t a good thing that NBC, CNN, The Washington Post and The Guardian […]
GOP tries to ‘fix’ CRT boogeyman it created
The Legislature is all aboard the “critical race theory” crazy train this session. It has introduced not one, not two, but four anti-CRT bills. These bills are […]
Republicans trying to erase history
by LZ Granderson I was a senior in college when I learned a gay man helped save the world. True story. Even after years of history lessons […]
Jan. 30 letters to the editor
Can’t judge resilience until after recovery The Dominion Post had an article on Jan. 26 titled “They’re resilient — more so than us.” Yes, children are resilient. […]
W.Va. can’t wait for a ‘rainy day’
For Fiscal Year 2022 (which began July 1, 2021), West Virginia’s revenue collections are $394 million above estimates so far. In fact, just this past December alone, […]
Through compassion, we can transform the current culture war
by David Campt America is immersed in a culture war that is a new manifestation of its age-old problem with race. School board meetings across America have […]
West Virginia Academy among schools affected by latest charter school ruling
MORGANTOWN — An injunction by a Kanawah County judge blocking charter school approval could affect the way West Virginia Academy opens in Fall 2022. John Treu, West […]
Mon BOE mulls school violence concerns
Eddie Campbell Jr. may have stopped just short of saying it, during a meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education last week. Metal detectors. Campbell is […]
