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University chapter of the National Council of Teachers of English returns to campus under new advisor Andrew Black.

English education organization returns to campus

Gray Hawkins, Staff Writer October 31, 2024

English students and faculty are resurrecting the Murray State chapter of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Prior to the Covid-19...

Our view: Children need to be in school, not working at stockyards

Our view: Children need to be in school, not working at stockyards

Will Groves, Opinion Editor April 27, 2023

Children working in a factory, injured, covered in hazardous chemicals and exhausted from working an overnight shift plus overtime. This scenario sounds...

A total of 2,051 educators representing 159 school districts across 22 states — in addition to guests from six countries worldwide — attended Murray State’s virtualized “The Summit: A Teaching and Technology Conference.”

‘The Summit: A Teaching and Technology Conference’ draws more than 2,000 educators for virtual keynote speeches and workshops

June 23, 2020

Paige Bold  Contributing Writer  [email protected]  A total of 2,051 educators representing 159 school districts across 22 states —...

President Bob Jackson presents Gov. Andy Beshear with a Murray State sweatshirt. (Paige Bold/The News)

Gov. Beshear speaks on campus

February 17, 2020

Addison Watson Staff Writer [email protected] During Gov. Andy Beshear’s second visit to Murray since his inauguration, he spoke to a...

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Did teachers ‘Remember in November’?

November 8, 2018

Story by Elizabeth Erwin, News Editor, and Ciara Benham, Contributing writer  Eight months after the controversial pension bill was passed in Frankfort,...

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We care, you should too

September 25, 2018

Senate Bill 151, “the sewage bill,” was passed in late March of this year, sending Kentucky residents into an uproar. Why did we care so much about...

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From tragedy comes change

February 9, 2018

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. The Marshall County High School shooting brought back feelings...

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March for education

February 8, 2018

Story by Ashley Traylor, News Editor  College students from around Kentucky, including Murray State, took to the steps of the capitol on Feb. 6 to...

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The DeVos dilemma

February 1, 2018

The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has headed the United States...

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DeVos approved, local educators speak out

February 14, 2017

Story by Lindsey Coleman, Staff writer On Feb. 7, Betsy DeVos, billionaire and proponent of charter school and vouchers, was appointed as the Secretary...

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