Whither Public Education
This year’s regular session of the WV State Legislature saw a focus on public education that rivaled that of last year. The 2018 session saw a greater focus on education than had been the case for many years. ...
Barrat Leads Way in AI Research
Robbie Barrat’s revolutionary research relating to artificial intelligence (AI) has earned him numerous plaudits, an art exhibition in France, as well as a place in a new documentary about high school science f...
Shepherd University Announces First Poet-in-Residence
Dr. Hope Maxwell Snyder, poet laureate of Shepherdstown, has returned to Shepherd University as the school’s first poet-in-residence.
Snyder, who taught in the Department of English and Modern Languages betw...
We Went Back to School and Asked: What’s for Lunch?
Ask random adults what school lunches were like when they were kids, and the answers can range from great to awful, depending on when and where they went to school. Schools are required to provide healthy lunch...
WV Air National Guard Expands Student-Mentor Relationships in the Panhandle
Students in the Eastern Panhandle have recently gained exposure to uniformed soldiers in the hallways of their schools. The men and women of the West Virginia Air National Guard (WVANG) 167th Airlift Wing, the ...
Shepherd, Marshall Sign Agreement to Provide Autism Services
Shepherd University and the West Virginia Autism Training Center (WV-ATC), located at Marshall University, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that establishes Shepherd as a WV-ATC campus-based sate...
Life Beyond the Classroom
West Virginia University President Gordon Gee spoke with juniors and seniors at Jefferson and Washington High Schools last month. While extolling the benefits of an education at WVU, the overall message he deli...
Morgan Academy Takes Promising New Steps into Future and Beyond
Founded in 2004 by teachers Bernardine Somers and her friend Patty Neely (who retired in 2008), Morgan Academy is an innovative K-10 private school (including preschool) offering small classes that allow for on...
Area School Systems Eye New Year on the Horizon
With schools slated to re-open on August 20, both Jefferson and Berkeley County (WV) school systems are continuing to see an upward trend in enrollment, which they are juggling while rolling out new programs fo...
Diverse Network Pushes Full STEAM Ahead on Youth Learning
Educators taking a closer look at the impact of technology on learning are observing that we need to meet students where they are—at their current level of engaging and absorbing information. Efforts pairing as...