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Graduation dates set for MTEC, Mon’s three public high schools

Both pomp, and circumstance, are peeking around the corner for Monongalia County Schools. May graduation dates have all been set for the county’s three public high schools, plus the Mon County Technical Education Center. “It’s time once again for our seniors and our completers to ...

Pantry Plus More: Hearts combating hunger every day

Growling bellies don’t care about intellectual growth or academic progress. In other words, if you’re a kid in Monongalia County, and you went to bed hungry last night (and plenty of kids here do), that means you also woke up hungry this morning. Which also means you’re probably ...

State officials confident over $465M obligation U.S. Department of Education deadline looming

West Virginia is ahead of a deadline this week to provide supporting documentation to the U.S. Department of Education over the state’s pledge to maintain proportional levels of support for education as a condition of federal COVID relief funds. State officials took note of an obligation to the federal government characterized as $465 million while a general revenue budget was taking shape during the final weeks of the regular legislative session. West Virginia sought a waiver for two consecutive years, pointing toward education spending such as pay raises for teachers and ...

WVU Medicine plans new, 2-year nursing school

WVU Medicine is making another investment to secure the future of nursing care for patients in West Virginia and surrounding regions by establishing a new, two-year nursing school directly affiliated with the WVU Health System. Plans for the WVU Medicine Center for Nursing Education (the Center) received provisional approval from the West Virginia RN Board on March 8. The 21-month diploma program would serve as an alternative to traditional two-year nursing schools, where students earn associate degrees. Students at the Center can anticipate an innovative approach to nursing ...