by Inna Faliks The students have too many activities and academic deadlines, the Montessori school principal informed me. This is not a good time for piano recitals, and the piano […]
Tag: education
Tips on working with schools to help better a child’s educational success
Why does it seem like the education system for our little ones is geared toward moms being stay-at-home moms and available for everything through the week? This is a problem […]
The fear of books has a long history
Book banning and burning is nearly as old as civilization itself — with evidence of manuscripts being burned dating back to the B.C.s — and is often done for the […]
Teaching civics to students can also educate their parents
by Liam Julian Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous. The latest surveys show that […]
Poll: 36% say education on decline in state
CHARLESTON — More than half of West Virginians — 54% — believe primary and secondary education in the state is about the same. But 36% say it’s getting worse, according […]
‘Mini-grants’ to area educators offered by Your Community Foundation
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 — […]
How we got summer breaks from school and what we can do about it
by Jonathan Zimmerman Our long summer vacation is a relic from an agricultural past when kids were needed for seasonal work on farms — or so we’ve been told. Since […]
Community schools, not conservative politicians, expand ‘parental rights’
by Jeremy Mohler If you listen to Republican presidential hopefuls like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, you will hear that the American public education system is filled with adults trying to […]
W.Va. educators learn about the science of reading and math
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — More than 650 educators from across West Virginia are in Charleston this week for a three-day conference focused on improving reading and math proficiency among […]
Parents speak out about pre-K placements
KINGWOOD — Members of the Preston County Board of education heard more questions about placing pre-K students within identified schools of choice. Crystal Nestor told board members she signed her […]
