MORGANTOWN — Federally speaking, the pandemic has deep pockets. The American Rescue Fund released a final outlay to West Virginia’s school system this past week. The $254 million will be […]
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Can charter schools make the grade here?
MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia Board of Education just charted the course of all future charter schools in the Mountain State. Board members in Charleston earlier on Wednesday approved changes […]
Upgrade: Mon Schools’ central office moving to former MedExpress location in Sabraton
MORGANTOWN — Call it the equivalent of advancing to a new grade in a bigger school. In coming months, administrators at the central office of Monongalia County’s school district on […]
Mon school district cuts COVID quarantine from 14 days to 10
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County’s school district is reducing its coronavirus quarantine period from 14 days to 10, Superintendent Eddie Campbell Jr. said Tuesday night. However, there is a contagion caveat, […]
Strawberry feet (forever): MHS race and walk coming back after COVID
MORGANTOWN — Lace up your running shoes and recalibrate the stopwatch setting on your phone. After the pandemic stopped it in its tracks last year, the Mohigan 5K Run and […]
Come out and wing it at the Battelle District Fair
MORGANTOWN — Veteran educator David Cottrell is used to tossing out questions to inspire dialogue and lines of thought. This one, for example: “What’s cooler,” the principal of Clay-Battelle High […]
Shades of learning: 4-H is back with sun safety primer
MORGANTOWN — Gordon Gee was sporting his sunglass Thursday – even with the afternoon’s overcast skies and occasional smattering of rain. The WVU president wasn’t going all hipster-aloof, however. He […]
Mon Schools waives mask requirement for summer – but will staff COVID disinfecting crews for fall
Mon County students getting ready for band camp and football practice this summer will be able to show their faces – for now, at least. The district is lifting the […]
State Department of Education accepting public comment on charter school policy
What’s your opinion on charter schools in West Virginia? Now’s your chance to put it in writing with the state Department of Education. The department is accepting public comments on […]
Summer Avalanche designed to stop the learning slide in Mon Schools
MORGANTOWN — Call Tuesday the second first day of school for Mon County. Or the pre-first, perhaps. Tuesday’s the day the Summer Avalanche rumbles across the district. The Summer Avalanche […]
