FAIRMONT – As students returned to classrooms Monday for the start of the Fall 2026 semester, Pierpont Community & Technical College begins the academic year with a clear focus on ensuring every student has the support, resources and opportunities needed to persist, complete a credential and ...
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County students last year pulled down the highest test scores in reading and math in a decade, the district said. And that’s even grading on the curve of an unprecedented global pandemic, said Courtney Crawford, who directs assessment, accountability and counseling ...
MORGANTOWN – There were the hands-on phonics materials that helped a whole class leap to an 89% reading level. And another class studying the Vietnam War – which led to a field trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the same term. Don’t forget the one science ...
At about 2 p.m. Tuesday, Monongalia County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Marina Drive, off Mont Chateau Road in Cheat Lake, following a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, deputies determined that the individual who allegedly discharged the weapon fired into the surrounding wooded ...
FAIRMONT – During his time on the Marion County Board of Education, George Boyles was a longtime supporter of Donna Heston, the district’s now embattled superintendent. He was board president when he stepped down in June after deciding not to seek reelection. Before he left, though, he ...
MORGANTOWN - A West Virginia doctoral research study is investigating how Appalachian elementary school teachers apply science, technology, engineering and math education in their classrooms and ways to promote engagement. Susie Huggins, administrative assistant for WVU’s School of ...
