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 the the Democrats to vote no. HB 2012, the charter schools bill, was among six on third reading for ...
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 had approved Saturday to give itself more power during a state of emergency. The state of emergency bill is HB 2003, ...
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 bill's virtual charter schools. It was one of several bills amended on second reading – the amendment stage – ...
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 Senate bill that provides a third means to get certified. The committee ...
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 the Morgantown area, drawing from students across Monongalia County and portions of neighboring Preston. Both Mon’s and Preston’s school boards denied its application in November, however, saying the charter’s plan fell short in seven of 10 state-established benchmarks for such an institution of learning. The academy countered, saying both boards failed to do what they were supposed to do during the ...
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 is gonna hit pretty hard,” said Eddie Campbell Jr., Monongalia County’s ...
