Schools should offer better career readiness If you drive through the Toyota plant in Putnam County, you will be surprised by the number of Ohio cars in the employee parking […]
Tag: Mon County Schools
In an info vacuum, an oft-repeated rumor can be mistaken for truth
The announcement that North Elementary’s principal and vice principal have been put on leaves of absence came as a shock. A letter was sent to the North community last Tuesday, […]
Schools failing dyslexic students
As the old adage goes, actions speak louder than words. We believe that every child should have access to a free, quality education, and we have frequently used this space […]
Oct. 9 letters to the editor
‘Permitting reform’ more harmful than not Hoppy Kercheval’s column (“Manchin’s Miscalculation,” Sept. 30) repeats claims from Sens. Manchin and Capito, who relied on industry propaganda calling for “permitting reform” and […]
Is the Pride flag a political symbol?
We’ve been contemplating that question since Monongalia County Schools required staff across the county to remove the rainbow flag — and any other Pride symbols — from classrooms. And the […]
Oct. 31 MTEC letters to the editor
‘Grateful for this levy and everyone who voted’ Thank you, voters! Thank you to everyone who voted for the excess levy. As a current student, I understand that this levy […]
Mon is green on the Alert Map while school district anticipates vaccine rollout for children under 12
MORGANTOWN — Today’s the day the nation may notch another step closer to a COVID vaccine for children under 12. The meter will begin running when an independent advisory panel […]
Oct. 24 MTEC letters to the editor
EDITOR’S NOTE: Students from MTEC’s Careers in Education program, taught by Carrie Lacy, wrote letters to the editor thanking the community for passing the Monongalia County Schools excess levy and […]
Oct. 24 letters to the editor
Great teachers make for great schools I have been a resident of Morgantown all of my life. I was educated in the Monongalia County Schools and at West Virginia University […]
Sept. 24 letters to the editor
Thank health care workers; skip tailgating I was a sport science professor at WVU for 35 years before retiring in 2008. I certainly understand the role that college athletics play […]
