What will the first day of school look like this fall for the people in front of the classroom? Expect to see countless educators digging in and trying to do […]
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National Youth Science Camp gathers in the W.Va. mountains for the first time since COVID
Neil Armstrong pulled off an out-of-this world feat that didn’t have a thing to do with Apollo 11. It was how he launched his personality. He managed to be unassuming […]
Governor’s Honors Academy offerings bring students to WVU and elsewhere this summer
There’s an app for that (but you already knew that). The politics and particulars of “scary” movies. The power of public art. Citizen journalism and social media. Innovation and design: […]
Wotring promises ‘continuity’ in Upshur’s schools
The superintendent appointed last week to take over Upshur County’s beleaguered school district told parents and others associated with the system he’ll keep both hands on the wheel — while […]
WVU prof: Juneteenth ‘especially resonates’ in W.Va.
When a professor successfully bridges history – that is, when she makes those long-ago dates and locations link up to present-day relevance – she knows it. “They’re feeling this,” Marjorie […]
Study: Charters now outperforming their public school counterparts in some areas
Last week the West Virginia Academy, the state’s first brick-and-mortar charter school, announced plans to expand its Morgantown campus to Preston County. The new addition, its board of directors said, […]
Retired Preston Schools superintendent Wotring appointed to oversee Upshur district during investigation
The reaching implications from Wednesday’s state Board of Education meeting were still rattling down Thursday morning, as Steve Wotring settled in behind a temporary desk in the central offices of […]
Mon BOE approves STEM school contract
The Renaissance Academy, a planned $72 million facility that would be devoted solely to science, technology, engineering and math pursuits for Monongalia County students, inched another notch closer to reality […]
Phil Faini: ‘The Chief’ knew how to keep the beat
Hail to the Chief. If you want to know the unbridled joy Phil Faini had for the wondrous act of making music, just go to his Facebook page. There, you’ll […]
Boston Beanery fundraiser for Sizemore family set for June 20
The outpouring continues for Roark Sizemore, the Pantry Plus More co-founder whose family home was leveled by a fast-moving fire last month. This time, it will come by way of […]
