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From time-to-time, members of the MLA staff offer considered responses to educational issues of current interest. Theses responses appear below and in our brochure in an attempt by the Morgantown Learning Academy (MLA) administration to compile responses in some centralized format. It is expected that this page and the brochure will be expanded occasionally as new "answers" are generated. Thus, the thinking presented, like most thinking, is constantly evolving. This is presented as a summary of the current thinking that underpins the existence and function of the school. Hopefully, the reader will possess a clearer understanding of MLA's unique approach to issues considered by the school as critical. Happy reading and thinking. For a copy of the brochure, contact the MLA Secretary at mla@learningacademy.org.

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Is your child "stuck in the middle"? PDF Print E-mail

Market research indicates local parents are most dissatisfied with the middle school portion of the area's education system. Parental middle school concerns about low academic achievement expectations, physical/psychological injury resulting from "bullying" and the loss of individual student accountability in large, overcrowded schools are not being adequately addressed.

Morgantown Learning Academy understands that to remain viable as North Central WV's only not-for-profit, non-denominational, K-8 private school, its middle school must not only be different, but it must also be better. Generally, educational professionals know how to educate middle school students. In contrast with the typical mode of operation of most schools, MLA's teachers apply this knowledge, undeterred by economic efficiencies, teacher unions, staff agendas, etc. Doesn't your child deserve this type of idealistic educational service? As always, the choice is yours.