MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday made a third go at passing a bill to codify certain powers of the state schools superintendent. SB 189 says “county boards of education, county superintendents, employees of the county boards of education, and the West Virginia ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate School Choice Committee received a review of the Hope Scholarship program on Wednesday, and a little look at what's ahead for next school year. Amy Willard, assistant treasurer of Savings Programs, with the state treasurer's office, oversees Hope and reviewed the ...
Senators advanced a bill to mandate viewing a specific video in classrooms about conception, passed a bill allowing classroom discussions of theories of the universe’s origins that could include a guiding hand and also passed a bill mandating display in classrooms of donated signs displaying the motto “In God We Trust.” Mandatory conception video Senate Bill 468 would require a course in public schools on human development. More specifically, a section of the bill called the “Baby Olivia Act” would require public school viewings of “Meet Baby Olivia,” by Live ...
CHARLESTON — A couple of programs related to “school choice” policies could call for millions of dollars more in state spending in the coming year. The state treasurer has told legislators that an additional $27 million will be necessary for the Hope Scholarship program, which provides financial support for students pursuing their education outside the public school system. The additional money is necessary because more students are lining up for the program than estimates had indicated. And Gov. Jim Justice has advocated for $5 million in seed money to help charter schools ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Science Fair for students in grades 5 and 7 and high school was held recently at the Kingwood Community Building. Jennifer Spiker, a teacher at Preston High School, said each student chose his or her own project from a variety of categories. There were three divisions and 80 projects on display to be judged. Debra Zigray, a 4th grade teacher at Kingwood Elementary School and science fair coordinator, also oversees the Social Studies Fair and Math Field Day. Winners in Division I Animal Science: First place — Scarlett Hayes, Which Dog ...
Cue announcer: “This is … ‘Mohigan Idol.’” OK, so Ryan Seacrest won’t be on the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre in March to emcee, but the Hollywood-styled glamour and glitz of the talent show for a good cause will still commence as it has since 2011, organizers say. That was the year the then-student council of Morgantown High School had a charitable idea to play off the popularity of “American Idol,” the network television juggernaut. “We can raise money for the hospital,” the budding policymakers said. As in, WVU Medicine Children’s. To date, ...
