West Virginia’s teacher shortage is getting worse. Figures released by the state Department of Education show there are 1,544 non-certified teachers in classrooms this school year. That […]
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Teacher did what Uvalde cops couldn’t
by Will Bunch There were two stories out of the American heartland this week that mostly got lost in a frenetic autumn of political anxiety and baseball […]
Teachers deserve our respect, support
Recently, I wrote a commentary about how our public education system in West Virginia is failing to achieve the state constitutional requirement of providing a “thorough and […]
Class is in session
Yesterday, students stepped off the bus for the first time this year — some of them for the first time ever. They made the first of hundreds […]
WVEA: State down over 1,000 teachers
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — With just weeks until school starts, districts across West Virginia are left with dozens of unfilled teaching positions. West Virginia Education Association […]
Teachers haven’t felt the love, but this is Teacher Appreciation Week
Yesterday was the nationally recognized Teacher Appreciation Day, but Teacher Appreciation Week goes until Friday. The not-holiday is extra special this year, given all the flack educators […]
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 […]
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, […]
Harvey’s light of learning glows on
MORGANTOWN — Clarence Harvey Jr., the longtime Monongalia County educator and school board member who died last week at the age of 95, was fluent in the […]
WVDEP taking teacher award nominations
Agency will honor top environmental educators in 2022 Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan is accepting applications for the 2022 […]
