by Adam Patric Miller When I had to use four sick days in a row recently, I got a note from a doctor that cleared me to return to teaching, and I emailed it to human resources. I even got an email from our principal, which was nice of him. We teachers joke about not having any feelings ...
After reviewing some of the results from the West Virginia Education Association’s recent teacher survey, it’s easy to see why the Mountain State’s school system is struggling. A few highlights: 73% dissatisfaction rate with working conditions in the past year vs. 2% satisfaction ...
Early this month, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of its triennial, global standardized test for 15-year-olds. More than half of the 81 participating countries saw declines in reading and math. In OECD member countries, reading performance fell ...
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — West Virginia ranks near the bottom when it comes to teacher pay. Public school teachers in the Mountain State are among the lowest paid in the nation with an average salary of $50,315 as of the 2021-22 school year. The new figures released by the ...
Audrey Simpson didn’t stop walking after she crossed the stage last spring to pick up her Class of 2022 diploma at Clay-Battelle High School. Her steps eventually took her that fall to Fairmont State University, to embark upon a mission that most of the Mountain State’s young college ...
In the past week, America has pondered two news stories involving schools, one tragic, the other cynical. Last Monday, an attacker shot and killed three children and three adults in a Tennessee grade school, the latest in an almost-weekly parade of carnage in America’s classrooms. Days ...