by Andy McLeod The We the People competition has trained young Americans to know and engage in our democratic system for over 30 years. It has long […]
Tag: students
Student financial literacy will add up
West Virginia has joined the growing list of states that require high school students to take a financial literacy course. The Legislature passed the law last year […]
Kids told teachers how they had made a difference
You can, too Sometimes, we just need something to restore our faith in humanity. The recent “You Made a Difference” Awards by University Motors was exactly that. […]
March 10 letters to the editor
Cut, don’t phase out, Social Security tax Elected officials in West Virginia remain concerned about the state’s workforce participation rate and the state’s stagnant population. The West […]
I got a flip phone and tried to get by without my smartphone
by Seth Lavin About three months ago, I bought a flip phone and turned off my smartphone for good. I am part of a trend — interest […]
ChatGPT hasn’t fueled cheating. Do teens know something adults don’t?
by LZ Granderson The introduction of ChatGPT did not lead to more cheating in high school. This is according to the students themselves. For 15 years, Stanford […]
What kind of terrible parent pays their child to get an A? (Well, me)
by Robin Abcarian Is it OK to pay a child to do well in school? I’m currently grappling with this question. Five years ago, my then-8-year-old niece […]
The ‘who’ and the ‘why’ of chronic student absenteeism are key
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 […]
Oct. 8 letters to the editor
What’s good for the world is good for W.Va. It often goes unrealized how addressing global poverty has an economic benefit to the United States. Likewise, it […]
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 […]