MORGANTOWN — The state Senate on Monday passed bills to increase the number of gas well inspectors and to reduce the number of assessment reports homeschooling families have to file […]
Education
Discipline in schools a concern
Preston County Board of Education member Pam Feathers wants to take a look at the district’s discipline policy, particularly how it handles violent offenses. “I have a huge passion for […]
Some legislative priority bills are working their way to completion, others are stalled
MORGANTOWN – Friday was the 38th day of the 60-day legislative session – just past halfway, and heading toward Day 50, Crossover Day, the last day for bills to pass […]
House committees approve carbon sequestration, school consolidation impact statement bills
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee kept the House carbon sequestration bill moving forward Friday. And House Education OK’d a bill regarding school consolidation impact statements. The sequestration bill is […]
State Senate OKs bill paving the way for learning pods and microschools as education alternatives
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate started clearing the path for two more alternatives to public schools Friday, passing SB 268. It spells out the requirements for microschools and learning pods, […]
House Education approves bill to allow armed teachers to serve as School Protection Officers
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee spent five hours Thursday hashing over a bill to allow select teachers to serve as armed School Protection Officers in their buildings. HB 2364 […]
Former Mon BOE president gives failing grade to partisan school board election proposal
People elected to their county school boards across West Virginia already have a list of on-the-record mandates to which they must abide. Such as not pushing for family or friends […]
Preston parents upset about pro-vaccine message
KINGWOOD — Some Preston County parents are upset over the school district’s mask mandate and a health department visit to schools featuring a pro-vaccine message. At the Board of Education […]
Mon students to keep masks on for now
That mask your kid has been wearing to school — for forever, it seems — is going to continue to be part of the daily wardrobe. At least for now, […]
House OKs bill to prepare shovel-ready sites for new businesses, and HEPC funding formula bill
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed an economic development bill Wednesday that has been a priority for legislative and economic development leaders. The House also passed its version of […]
