When is transparency not so transparent? When it comes to selecting math textbooks for Florida schools. Republican lawmakers recently passed a law they said would give parents more say in the books taught in classrooms and found in school libraries. They cloaked the move in a veneer of ...
Center won’t have formal office space That’s the thing about Elephant Toothpaste — it always makes an entrance. “Huh, what do you think about that?” Dr. Frederic Bertley asked, while those gathered in the school cafeteria at Mountaineer Middle broke into whoops and ...
MORGANTOWN -- Looking for the perfect Christmas for the school superintendent who has everything? You can’t go wrong with a check containing a figure and a kite tail of zeros, said Eddie Campbell Jr., who heads Monongalia County’s school district. Campbell is hoping the state School ...
The university I went to did not have a particularly rigorous math program. I took college algebra, and higher math classes were offered, but there was also a “mathematical experience” course offered. I knew many students who opted for this class. My understanding of the class ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Math teachers can factor in a sense of humor, too. That’s why Amanda Cosner, an academic coach at Brookhaven Elementary School who teaches that subject, multiplied some appreciative chuckles Tuesday evening among members of the Monongalia County Board of Education. ...