From Staff Reports MARTINS FERRY — The Ohio Department of Education offers a few ways for students to earn their high school diplomas after their long school careers, but some local educators believe the pathways can make it more difficult for students to graduate on time. Martins ...
By LINDA COMINS Staff Writer WHEELING — Area school districts take a two-pronged approach to promote wellness: teaching healthy habits and preventing the spread of disease. At this time of year, influenza and pneumonia capture most of the illness-related headlines, but school personnel ...
By SCOTT McCLOSKEY Staff Writer WHEELING — National research has proven children who participate in high-quality preschool programs have better health, social-emotional and cognitive outcomes than those who do not, and the future of preschool options in West Virginia and Ohio is looking ...
By CASEY JUNKINS Staff Writer WHEELING —Ranging from roughneck well worker to petroleum engineer, the careers available in the Marcellus and Utica shale fields are as wide-ranging as the training required to get them. Some jobs, such as those involving water transportation, may not ...
By JOSELYN KING Staff Writer WHEELING — Educators and lawmakers in West Virginia and Ohio believe charter schools will become reality in both states in the near future — but they also don’t think there will be much need for them in the Ohio Valley. They see charter schools as being more needed in urban areas and not in smaller communities where they believe public school systems are stronger. “I would guess we may see something about charter schools come up this year,” said Delegate Roger Romine, R-Tyler, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Education ...
WHEELING — Teachers and administrators at The Linsly School, an independent boarding and day school for grades 5-12 in Wheeling, know that students learn best through passion, relevance and engagement. With an average class size of 13 and a student to faculty ratio of 9:1, Linsly is a ...
