West Virginia University could be facing a $15 million to $20 million budget shortfall for the current fiscal year because of COVID-19, a top university official said Thursday during a […]
Education
Business PROMISE+ Scholarship would allow businesses to sponsor, hire eligible students; House Education gives 1st OK
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee approved on Thursday a bill to create a new type of PROMISE Scholarship that would be funded not by the state but by tax-deductible […]
COVID keeps answering roll in Mon school district
Another 17 students from University High School are in quarantine today, after a classmate tested positive for the coronavirus, district announced. UHS, however, wasn’t the only building to make roll, […]
Senate Education approves bill on strikes
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday to reaffirm that work stoppages and strikes by teachers and school staff are illegal, and outline some penalties for participating […]
House passes charter schools bill over Democrat objections; 11 Republicans also vote no
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed the bill to update the state charter school program along mostly party lines on Tuesday. The vote was 66-32, with 10 Republicans joining […]
House Judiciary OKs resolution regarding legislative oversight of state BOE; undoes amendment to state of emergency bill
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee on Monday approved a resolution to give itself more oversight of the state Board of Education. And it undid part of a bill it […]
Charter schools bill sees tweaks on House floor, amendment to eliminate virtual charters fails
MORGANTOWN – The House bill to update and expand charter school legislation saw some tweaking on the House floor Monday, along with a failed attempt to do away with the […]
House Education OKs bill to provide expedited means of teacher certification
MORGANTOWN – The GOP legislative supermajority is aiming to add another, expedited means to get certified teachers into classrooms. Monday afternoon, the House Education Committee approved a bill matching a […]
W.Va. Academy sues state Department of Education
The wind is still swirling around West Virginia Academy. That’s the name of what would have been the first charter school in the state. It had planned on operating in […]
COVID quarantines sideline UHS boys’ basketball, wrestling teams
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The boys’ basketball and wrestling teams at University High were both benched Friday, after a WVU student intern working with their athletes tested positive for COVID-19. “This […]
