dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A House bill to give county school boards – and indirectly, superintendents – more hiring and firing power fizzled in the Education Committee Monday afternoon. Current code […]
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State Senate sends school Guardian bill to House; fate of rival bills remains uncertain
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate sent its bill to put contracted Guardians into public schools over to the House of Delegates on Thursday, but what will become of it […]
State Senate committee again advances bill to require education on the Holocaust
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate is again attempting to pass a bill to require Holocaust education in the public schools. The Education Committee approved a trimmed-down version of SB […]
Educators teach legislators about the destructive consequences of disruptive students
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Four West Virginia elementary school educators came before legislators on Monday to explain the dire challenges caused by disruptive students and the devastating effects of the daily, […]
Are censorship and lack of challenging books factors in why teens can’t read?
by Yvette Walker KANSAS CITY, Mo. — I know, I was a weird kid. Born during the time when parents bought sets of World Book or Britannica encyclopedias, I was […]
W.Va. vs. drug use: We’re losing
When Jeremiah Samples, senior policy adviser for the Legislature, gave his presentation on West Virginia’s addiction statistics, it was disappointing, though not surprising, to learn the Mountain State has made […]
Teaching civil discourse
by Lindsey Galvao and Benjamin Klutsey First-time teachers and first-time voters gearing up for the 2024 election may have only ever been exposed to toxic polarization — it’s their norm. […]
Mon County welcomes back students — but not their phones
Monongalia County Schools welcomed back students on Tuesday — but not their smartphones. Phone-related distractions have been an increasing, and seemingly insurmountable, obstacle for educators and school systems across the […]
Mon Health highlights resources for World Breastfeeding Week
The Mon Health Family Birth Center at Mon Health Medical Center offers perinatal education classes for new and expecting families throughout the year. During World Breastfeeding Week, the Mon Health […]
The Bingen School of Music provides classical music education for local students
Twelfth-century abbess Hildegard of Bingen was a woman ahead of her time. Her extensive writings on the topics of science, medicine, poetry and philosophy reveal a sharp intellect and artistic […]
