A new Illinois law allows high schools to teach media literacy to students in all subjects. In case skeptics are tempted to portray this as some kind […]
Tag: schools
What happens when local gov’t has to beg the state for funds
The humanitarian crisis that was (and still is) Jackson, Miss., exemplifies what happens when infrastructure is starved of funds — and when local governments have to try […]
Pandemic’s role in school bullying
by Maureen Downey ATLANTA — Students lost more than academic skills to the pandemic; they also lost social skills needed to navigate positive relationships with peers. Parents […]
Teachers deserve our respect, support
Recently, I wrote a commentary about how our public education system in West Virginia is failing to achieve the state constitutional requirement of providing a “thorough and […]
Class is in session
Yesterday, students stepped off the bus for the first time this year — some of them for the first time ever. They made the first of hundreds […]
As a white teen, I got second chances
Many of my Black students today do not by Adam Schwartz When I was 15, I smoked a joint with a friend. High and goofy, we wandered […]
Supreme Court takes over Hope Scholarship appeal: Promises hearing soon, says no to stay
West Virginia’s Supreme Court has taken over consideration of whether a scholarship for students leaving the public school system violates the state constitution. A majority of justices […]
Aug. 14 letters to the editor
We have an obligation to search for truth We are too immature as a society to be trusted with social media. We jump to conclusions. We spread […]
Guest essay: Public schools: Institutions in turmoil
by Bill Welker I was a product of the public school system. It was a positive experience that I will always cherish. But times have changed dramatically […]
Is facial rec school security’s future?
Marion County announced this week that it plans to add facial recognition technology to its schools in the near future, in partnership with Rank One Computing. The […]
