MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee spent two hours hashing over the details of a bill to allow parents, guardians and grandparents to inspect instructional materials and books used in […]
Education
Mylan Park Elementary gets a $5K gift in part from Burlington
It was a little on the chilly side Friday morning, but a nice coat — plus some cash — both have a way of warming things up. “Well, heck yeah, […]
House Judiciary expands, approves Senate bill to require county school boards to broadcast, archive all meetings
MORGANTOWN – House Judiciary expanded and approved a Senate bill on Thursday that would require all county school board meetings to be open to the public in person and via […]
House defeats move to kill Senate anti-CRT bill; puts constitutional amendment before voters on state BOE oversight by Legislature
MORGANTOWN – An Ohio County delegate made an unsuccessful attempt to kill a Senate anti-CRT bill on Thursday. Also on Thursday, a House resolution that would allow the voters to […]
Students adjusting to life without masks
Call it, preventive expression, Eddie Campbell Jr. said Thursday. The Monongalia schools superintendent was talking about what the future deployment of facial coverings might be in hallways and classrooms, now […]
UHS Symphonic Winds ensemble to perform in Charleston
If you had closed your eyes while listening, you may have thought you were in a movie theater. That’s because the music coming out of the University High School band […]
Senate passes bill to merge Pierpont College into Fairmont State University; a look at other Crossover Day action
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at other bills passed on Day 50 of the 2022 legislative session – Crossover Day. Pierpont bill SB 653 carries the dull short title, […]
Senate approves anti-CRT bill and bill to prohibit abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Wednesday approved bills dealing with Critical Race Theory in schools and abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome. Wednesday was Crossover Day, when all […]
Mon students face school with a mask-optional policy today
So, how’d it go in your house this morning? Did your kid burst out the door, jumping at the chance for a truly new school day? Maybe it was just […]
P-EBT benefits approved for school year 2021-22
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced there will be a third round of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) benefits allocated to eligible students who qualify for free […]
