W.Va. teachers among lowest paid in the entire nation

May 18, 2023

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 National Education Association ranked West Virginia 50th out of 51 states, including the District of Columbia. Last year, West Virginia ranked 49th. West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee said the low pay is having a direct impact on teacher shortages across the state. “In ...

Rania Zuri, an MHS senior who founded a literacy program with a global reach, named a U.S. Presidential Scholar

May 17, 2023

A Morgantown High School senior who founded a literacy program for underserved youngsters across West Virginia and the globe has been named to the 2023 class of U.S. Presidential Scholars. Rania Zuri joins 160 other soon-to-be graduates recognized for their prowess in the classroom and ...

Muniz reports to Magistrate Court

May 15, 2023

A now-retired vice principal who is at the center of a student assault case at North Elementary School, reported to Monongalia County Magistrate Court on Monday to answer a charge of battery. Carol Muniz, who police say was observed on school surveillance video hitting a student with her ...

You say you know your W.Va. history? There are more than 200 middle-schoolers now out there who probably know more than you do

May 15, 2023

Say you’re a West Virginian — born, bred and everything. Say you moved here for college and never left, thus claiming (and not unjustly) Wild, Wonderful as yours, too. Say you’re always ready, at the drop of your WVU ball cap, to summon the pastoral pantheon of pop culture icons running these hillbilly thoroughfares. You know: Your pepperoni rolls and your ramps. Your Mothman and your Mary Lou Retton. Bill Withers. Can’t forget Bill Withers. And the eternally far-out John Denver, even if that tune he’s known for only grazes a sliver of Eastern Panhandle while ...

Mon BOE approves an operating budget of close to $157M for the coming school year

May 12, 2023

A nearly $157 million operating budget being lined up for this coming year for Monongalia County Schools also carries a line item reflective of the generosity Mon’s voters have afforded the district over the years. Board of Education members moved to advance the document during their ...

Justices hear arguments on charter school approvals

May 10, 2023

West Virginia Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday about whether the system being used to approve charter schools is constitutional. Charter schools receive financial support from the state’s public education system and are given greater operational latitude in exchange for the possibility of losing their right to operate if they fail. Because they receive public funding, they are considered public schools. The legal battle is over whether they may be authorized through a newly established Professional Charter Schools Board, whose members are appointed by the governor ...