2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (591+ words) MARTINSBURG – Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, students in West Virginia are still required to study the events and what followed, as more and more students have no personal memory of that day. West Virginia’s social studies standards specifically mention…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (695+ words) W.Va. Treasurer Pack vows to defend Hope Scholarship from new lawsuit By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS CHARLESTON - In 2022, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals lifted a block on the Hope Scholarship educational voucher program. Nearly five years later, a different…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (502+ words) Young Life marked the end of summer with its annual Paint War event at Chestnut Ridge Church on Sept. 2. The event was designed to give young people a welcoming place to spend time with friends, meet new people and build…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (219+ words) MORGANTOWN - There were the hands-on phonics materials that helped a whole class leap to an 89% reading level. And another class studying the Vietnam War - which led to a field trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., during the same…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (465+ words) FAIRMONT - During his time on the Marion County Board of Education, George Boyles was a longtime supporter of Donna Heston, the district's now embattled superintendent. He was board president when he stepped down in June after deciding not to seek…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (116+ words) The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office issued the following statement Tuesday afternoon: Out of an abundance of caution following an incident in the Cheat Lake community not involving any area schools, Monongalia County school buses will temporarily hold student drop-offs in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (462+ words) Well, it’s back-to-school season again, and parents across the country know what that means: It’s time to download some new apps. But that is not enough apps. It is never enough apps. It keeps us on our toes — the drives…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (372+ words) MORGANTOWN – A West Virginia doctoral research study is investigating how Appalachian elementary school teachers apply science, technology, engineering and math education in their classrooms and ways to promote engagement. Susie Huggins, administrative assistant for WVU's School of Education Education & Counseling,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (474+ words) A West Virginia University engineering student with aspirations of developing spacecraft for NASA will study Russian in Kyrgyzstan after earning a prestigious Boren Scholarship, a nationally competitive award that prepares future leaders in national security. Izaak Whetsel is triple majoring…...