MORGANTOWN — Leaders of WVU and Marshall University teamed Monday to introduce a new initiative designed to keep West Virginia college graduates working and prospering here in the Mountain State. And, as West Virginia University struggles through its Academic Transformation process, ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County parents, teachers and staff will receive a survey from the board of education soon. During an earlier meeting, board member Cross Kisner called for a recommendation for kindergarten through fourth grade report cards and grades to be delivered to parents in the same manner as those for grades 5-8. The request would require a change to PCS Policy R-3-22-7 (grading policy and grading scale for grades K-4) and PCS Policy R-22-8 (grading scale for grades 5-8). “The (current) report card does not inform parents,” he said. “The information on them can be ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice celebrated on Tuesday the addition of 15 counties to the state's Communities in Schools program. The addition brings the total number of participating counties to 53, Cathy Justice said during the governor's weekly briefing. ...
Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia is going back to school. The nonprofit, outreach organization is now offering an opportunity for educator “mini-grants” of up to $750 — which will be awarded to teachers in public schools across Monongalia, Preston, Marion, ...
Work has begun in earnest prepping the site that could be home to the Renaissance Academy, a planned $72 million facility dedicated to science, technology, engineering and math pursuits for Monongalia County students. That includes everything from the just-completed first stage of an ...
BY EVA MURPHY Middle schoolers in Monongalia County will have a rude awakening starting Tuesday. A change in school bus routes necessitated some instructional schedule tweaks at the elementary and high school levels, but students in grades 6-8 will hear their first bell a good bit earlier than in years past. The bus route changes were necessary for a variety of reasons, Monongalia County Schools Superintendent Eddie Campbell said. Among his primary goals for the project was ensuring that students would have the same bus drivers for morning and afternoon routes, which he ...
