By Dr. Steven Paine Cherry River Elementary School in Nicholas County was a school in trouble. Not only did teachers face challenges with a student body composed mostly of children from poverty-stricken homes, but they also faced a cultural bias that led to low parental involvement. Armed with a grant as one of West Virginia’s…
By Rob Anderson Over the past 50 years, public higher education within the United States witnessed a meteoric rise which led to its status as the best public system in the world. State governments, fueled by the tax revenue of its citizenry, have traditionally shouldered the load of financing public higher education growth and maintenance.…
By Jennifer Jett When Senator Robert C. Byrd passed away earlier this year, it fell to Governor Joe Manchin to select the individual who would hold Sen. Byrd’s seat until a special election could be held to find a more permanent replacement. Every West Virginian turned his or her eyes toward the State Capitol and…
By Laura Burdette Today, high school students are bombarded with demands. Choosing a career path, applying to colleges, taking the SATs and ACTs, enrolling in honors and college-level courses and finding time to fit in extra-curricular activities to make their college applications shine are just one side of the coin. They must also balance homework,…
By Debra Martin Step off the plane in a foreign country and you might be delighted and slightly overwhelmed with how different the environment is—different sights, different smells, different currency and different customs. But look behind the scenes into the business world of that country, and it may reveal many things that are very familiar.…
By J. Fernando Cevallos-Candau When a small manufacturer of mining equipment wanted to reduce the lead time in the production of a part, they turned to Progressive Processes, LLC for help. At Progressive Processes, what we found surprised them but not us. By introducing relatively simple changes to the manufacturing process, we were able to…