There was the little girl who broke into tears at school one day. She was convinced her grandmother, who was coughing and sniffling with a (medically diagnosed) cold was going to die of COVID, even though the matriarch had earlier tested negative for the contagion. And the little boy on ...
What is the greatest threat to educating children today? Is it COVID-19, or ignorance? I’m going for number two. There is growing evidence to back me up. In August, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown privately signed a bill ending a requirement that high school students prove they are proficient in ...
KINGWOOD -- This year, Aurora School is working to continue the great work that has already been done. That’s what principal Mandy White told the Preston County Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday evening. The school won first place with its float in the Buckwheat ...
The Maasai in Africa greet each other with “Kasserian Ingera” meaning, “And how are the children?” Tribal members, even those without children, respond, “All the children are well,” indicating the society has prioritized protection of the young, which reflects the community’s ...
In case you haven’t heard the good news, the excess levy for Monongalia County schools passed. When we spoke to Nancy Walker before the special election, she said that “excess” is a misleading moniker. The levy funds the excellence we’ve come to expect as the standard for Mon’s ...
MORGANTOWN -- For the first time in weeks, many of West Virginia’s COVID statistics are trending down. “It seems like we’re just holding, we’re in a hold pattern right at the peak, but it looks like the hold pattern could absolutely just start flowing our way,” Gov. Jim Justice ...