By third grade, you’re no longer learning to read. You’re reading to learn. Provided you don’t have dyslexia. If you do, forget that: you’re just trying to make it through […]
Tag: Monongalia County Schools
‘It’s everyone’s responsibility’: School safety initiative heavy on detection, prevention
No one paid the weapons detector any mind on a recent, bustling mid-weekday at Morgantown High School. Students and teachers, already in the building, walked by the gray sentinel’s twin […]
W.Va. schools recognized nationally for computer education offerings
Jennifer Reaves, the technology integration specialist at Mylan Park Elementary School, loves gridding it out for the newbies — or those who are otherwise intimidated by anything in the digital […]
Supreme Court hears Hope Scholarship arguments
Attorneys on both sides of the Hope Scholarship told the justices of the state Supreme Court 4,300 reasons why the legislation would work — or not work — for West […]
Mon Schools superintendent discusses SBA decision
This is the time of the year when Eddie Campbell Jr. would normally be working on a big homework project. Campbell, who is Monongalia County’s superintendent of schools, would normally […]
Mon Schools: No threats from teachers over MHS Pride protest
Statement from Dr. Eddie Campbell, Superintendent of Schools It was brought to my attention that students reported that prior to yesterday’s walkout, some teachers threatened participants with possible suspension […]
Matters of Pride: Mon BOE discusses a divisive move
When is a sticker a statement? When does “protection” turn into “oppression”? And just how much power can a Gay Pride flag wield, now that we’re talking about it? That’s […]
Proposed STEM school begins staking a claim in Mon
One informational session at time, the Renaissance Academy is continuing to inch toward the day when it actually welcomes Monongalia County students into its classrooms. That’s the working name of […]
Mon Schools: More seniors here qualify for Promise than anywhere else in the state
A total of 28% of Monongalia County’s high school seniors qualified for West Virginia’s coveted Promise Scholarship last year, giving Mon’s public district tops in the state. The district also […]
‘What’s next?’ Mon students and others protest the district-mandated removal of Pride flags and other trappings from classrooms
High school can be bad enough on a good day — and for Aaron Reedy, there were no good days back then. In fact, it was all he could do […]
