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Mon school district basing its American Rescue fund dollars on enrollment

To date, 650 children are registered for pre-kindergarten in Monongalia County’s school district for this coming year. Another 850 have been signed up for kindergarten by their parents. Which just might be the best inoculation of all for a district still trying to find its true north ...

Stuff the Bus aims to collect supplies

Newsroom@DominionPost.com The back-to-school season can place a tremendous burden on families experiencing lost wages and looming evictions, as they are forced  to choose between putting food on the table and making sure their kids have the tools needed for educational success. To ...

Burch to local school districts: It’s your call on masking

MORGANTOWN -- On Tuesday, Donna Talerico, the deputy superintendent of Monongalia County’s school district, said she and other officials were awaiting direction from the state on masking for the coming academic year. On Wednesday, State Schools Superintendent Clayton Burch delivered that ...

Mon’s school district continues COVID vax push

MORGANTOWN -- Donna Talerico said Tuesday she hopes more of Monongalia County’s students will exercise their right to bare arms before the first day of school Aug. 24. “We need our kids vaccinated,” said Talerico, the district’s deputy superintendent of schools. “That’s the ...

Faculty receive $125,000 to tap into water research issues

WVU Today Four West Virginia University researchers will take strategic approaches to studying the Mountain State’s vast water resources from aquatic life to the economic effects of environmental restoration and measuring the sources of erosion to dealing with acid mine drainage in ...

Record $270M to benefit students, programs, more raised in FY 2021

 WVU Today Despite the enduring challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia University alumni and friends contributed a record $270.1 million to the WVU Foundation in fiscal year 2021 to benefit meaningful education, research and outreach activities at WVU. The remarkable ...