by Ron Iannone When I read and hear about parents today wanting to be more involved in their children’s education, it brings back memories of an article I wrote in December 1974 about the textbook controversy in Kanawha County. Many of the issues today revolve around ...
Two school board members in Virginia last week called for the burning — yes, burning — of books in the school’s library that they deem sexually offensive. This is, of course, the logical direction of the conservative movement to crack down on any school curriculum that doesn’t reflect ...
MORGANTOWN -- Eve Ammons Ward loves doling out the credit for a job well done. However, the director of the Morgantown Learning Academy didn’t take any of it last week — when Gov. Jim Justice and Babydog rolled up to her school. Justice and the state’s most recognizable canine ...
by Nicholas Goldberg Americans are again battling over history. Is the year 1619 as important as 1776? Shall we tear down statues of Robert E. Lee — or go further and topple Thomas Jefferson too? Is the left telling a “twisted web of lies” (as President Trump put it) about ...
Isabella Tichenor killed herself last week. She was 10 years old. Her mother, Brittany Tichenor-Cox, said last week that her daughter — she called her “Izzy” — had been the target of ongoing racist abuse from classmates at her school in North Salt Lake, Utah. Izzy, who was African ...
It’s official — “Do It for Babydog: Round 3” is up and running, with registration open now and the first drawing scheduled for this coming week. Because the vaccine lottery’s first two rounds worked so well … We imagine West Virginia’s child vaccination efforts will chart ...