by Colyn Ritter As our country reflects on the decisions made to close schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe damage it did to students’ academic […]
Tag: schools
Nov. 5 letters to the editor
Schools can’t always offer career readiness In the letter to the editor “Schools should offer better career readiness” (DP-10-22-23), the author says the schools of West Virginia […]
Oct. 22 letters to the editor
Schools should offer better career readiness If you drive through the Toyota plant in Putnam County, you will be surprised by the number of Ohio cars in […]
Don’t think it can happen here?
The U.S. government once burned books it didn’t like by Madison Ingram This year is on pace to set the record for the highest number of attempted […]
Oct. 1 letters to the editor
Regarding WVU cuts to library funding I had to laugh when I read The Dominion Post story “Transformation moves on to Academic Units” (9-21-23) about cuts to […]
Teaching civics to students can also educate their parents
by Liam Julian Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous. The latest […]
Student no-shows are a chronic problem in our schools
West Virginia has too many children who fail to show up for school on a regular basis. Data from the state’s 2022-23 Balanced Scorecard find that 28% […]
Record settlement in child abuse case involving Harrison County boarding school
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Dozens of children victimized at a religious boarding school in Harrison County have reached a record settlement over abuse they suffered at […]
DeSantis hits reset, but it’s too late for Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis, it turns out, is no political genius. Credited for his ability to sniff out conservative cultural grievances like no politician since Donald Trump, DeSantis […]
Community schools, not conservative politicians, expand ‘parental rights’
by Jeremy Mohler If you listen to Republican presidential hopefuls like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, you will hear that the American public education system is filled with […]