The pandemic pinched a communication nerve in West Virginia at its height two years ago. As COVID was then nipping at the state’s borders, Gov. Jim Justice ordered all public schools and colleges closed, in hopes of staying ahead of the contagion. For the most part, those institutions ...
Jim Smith, the director of MECCA 911, was on the phone with Chris McIntire, his counterpart in neighboring Marion County, when the obvious realization hit both emergency response professionals at the same time. Whoa, both said Wednesday morning. We’re getting the same call. McIntire, ...
Poetry, Robert Frost said, makes you remember — what you didn’t know you knew. Which, in many ways mirrors the findings of a study on life in America’s public schools released this week by two education professors from America’s Melting Pot of California. “Educating for a ...
Please pass the COVID. That’s precisely what Donna Talerico hopes won’t happen during Thanksgiving break for Monongalia County’s public school students. “This will be a good time to get your COVID booster if you haven’t already,” said Talerico, the district’s deputy ...
A chicken tender can’t take up for itself — but Monongalia County Schools can. Should any freezer unit across the district begin an unplanned thaw, be it by power failure or a compressor issue, Brian Kiehl’s smartphone will immediately chirp with texts and emails of warning. Kiehl ...
While scores of former students across America are working through the particulars of President Biden’s college loan forgiveness plan, high schools across West Virginia are being recognized for their role in getting their students ready for what comes next for them — whether it’s a ...