by Yvette Walker KANSAS CITY, Mo. — I know, I was a weird kid. Born during the time when parents bought sets of World Book or Britannica encyclopedias, I was […]
Tag: reading
WVPEC announces statewide projects to enhance student reading, writing skills by third grade
The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, housed at West Virginia University, is taking steps to improve young learners’ reading, writing and oral language skills by investing more than $260,000 in […]
What Brazilian butt lifts and boogers can teach us about book bans
by Alvin Irby Toby Price, an assistant principal in Mississippi, was fired from his elementary school last year for reading the children’s book “I Need a New Butt.” In this […]
Mine eyes have seen the glory of reading on paper
New Year’s resolution: Read more books. I don’t mean books on screens, which I do read. I don’t mean audiobooks, which I listen to. I mean books printed on compressed […]
Proof teachers make a difference
Early this month, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of its triennial, global standardized test for 15-year-olds. More than half of the 81 participating countries saw […]
Tools that can help kids better their skills in reading and writing
So, your kid comes home with a report saying they are below the benchmark in reading. What do you do now? At the beginning of kindergarten our child took a […]
Why do I hoard more books than I could possibly read?
by Chris Vognar Publisher’s Weekly recently reported that book sales for the first half of the year are down once again, continuing a trend that has accelerated since the pandemic. […]
The push for math and reading: Educators meet in Morgantown to discuss methods, ideas
The Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place was campaign headquarters this week in an ongoing war on intellect that was mainly started by COVID-19. Said war is for the benefit of […]
Dec. 18 letters to the editor
Law protects patients from predatory prices I have spent my entire career working in the health care space and I wanted to bring awareness to a key piece of legislation […]
‘They suck’: W.Va.’s math, reading test scores disappoint
West Virginia State School Board President Paul Hardesty, during an interview on Talkline, was blunt in his assessment of the just-released National Assessment of Educational Progress test results for our […]
