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Funding from West Virginia University for early literacy programs will help students across the state who are learning how to read.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKatherine Applegate’s book Wishtree was the book chosen by the county school division’s “One Division, One Book” community reading program. The schools distribute a copy of the same book to every family, with a schedule to read a few chapters each night. Midway through the reading, however, the school system abruptly suspended the program. School officials sent an email to families in March, saying community members had raised concerns about certain material in the book. The character in question? A 216-year-old red oak tree.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUnlike traditional book clubs, everyone at Silent Book Clubs reads whatever they like in the company of others.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, the Eastern Panhandle saw major military activity in the Civil War. But, driving through the region today, you wouldn’t know some of these historic sites exist. Also, in this show, one group in Morgantown has found a way to read and socialize in silence.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational academic assessments have shown the pandemic students across the nation lost ground in both reading and math. One study is pinpointing the investments needed to be made in education to ensure future success.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFounded in 2004, the Appalachian Prison Book Project has mailed more than 70,000 books to people incarcerated in Appalachian prisons, with the goal of expanding access to books and educational resources.
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