Last week, West Virginia University announced its Teachers Ascend into West Virginia program. Which is exactly what it sounds like: Ascend, but this time geared specifically toward […]
Tag: schools
Let them play: Find equitable alternative to House Bill 2820
We’ve made our stance clear on syphoning education funds from public schools and distributing them to private, parochial or charter schools or even individuals: You can’t expect […]
Student behavior a top concern
The problem of students misbehaving in the classroom is as old as school itself. However, disruptive student behavior has gotten worse. A national survey by the American […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 5
Good: SB 216, requiring all schools to instruct students on Holocaust, other genocides and financial literacy. This bill has passed the Senate and is being reviewed by […]
Feb. 12 letters to the editor
New methane rule is crucial for W.Va. It’s estimated almost a quarter of today’s global warming is caused by methane gas. This isn’t just an environmental concern, […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid Pt. 4
Good: SB 489, establishing that “All county boards of education shall make feminine hygiene products, as defined in this section, available to female students, attending public school, […]
Parents want education system overhaul
In the wake of COVID-19, people now overwhelmingly believe that the education system’s broader purpose needs to be rethought. This begins with a shift away from standardized […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid Pt. 3
Good: SB 124 to require schools to create an age-appropriate dating/sexual violence prevention program for grades 7-12. There are a lot of things the Legislature is doing […]
Editorial Encore: More money, same problems: Where to use the surplus
EDITOR’S NOTE: We took a look into our editorial archive to see what was on our minds this time last year — and found that it was […]
Pa. school district sued for treatment of LGBT+ students
The Central Bucks School District is one of the wealthiest school systems in Pennsylvania. That will come in handy since the district is paying a lawyer $940 […]
