W.Va. educators learn about the science of reading and math

June 28, 2023

BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — More than 650 educators from across West Virginia are in Charleston this week for a three-day conference focused on improving reading and math proficiency among K-3 students. The INVEST 2023 Conference, hosted by the state Department of Education, is taking place at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center through Thursday. Christy Schwartz, coordinator Pre K-12 Academic Support, lead a science of reading presentation Tuesday, something she hopes teachers will use in their classrooms. “I’m hoping that they’re energized and excited ...

BEAST of a ride: Mon Schools expected to get new alternative-energy bus by October

June 27, 2023

It’s not everyone who actually gets to see his new vehicle being assembled before he sidles into the driver’s seat — but that’s the bus that stopped last week for Tony Harris. “I’m very impressed,” Harris said. “You look at the chassis and you can see the construction is ...

State names new superintendent for Upshur schools

June 26, 2023

Upshur County has a new superintendent of schools. Christy Miller, a veteran teacher and administrator who is currently leading Taylor County’s school district, was named to her post Monday morning. In Upshur, Miller will oversee the district through state and federal investigations ...

WVU administration responds to concerns about the RIF process

June 25, 2023

MORGANTOWN — WVU faculty sent an open letter to several media outlets -- including The Dominion Post -- as well as a separate letter to the WVU Board of Governors opposing and describing their concerns about potential damage the university's reduction in force process could cause. On ...

Teacher survey: Job satisfaction, despite classroom burnout

June 22, 2023

What will the first day of school look like this fall for the people in front of the classroom? Expect to see countless educators digging in and trying to do a good job, as the results of a recent survey on teacher morale nationwide show. But the study, conducted by Merrimack ...

National Youth Science Camp gathers in the W.Va. mountains for the first time since COVID

June 20, 2023

Neil Armstrong pulled off an out-of-this world feat that didn’t have a thing to do with Apollo 11. It was how he launched his personality. He managed to be unassuming — and an astronaut — all at once. And in 1964, in the mountains of Pocahontas County, he gave a talk at the National Youth Science Camp, detailing NASA’s plans to put astronauts on the moon by decade’s end. Five years later, he was the first, as a new group of campers looked up at those stars in the heavens and cheered. Science-minded high school seniors, and newly minted graduates, are again ...