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Fixing the teacher shortage
The following remarks were made by WVEA President Dale Lee to the State Board of Education on Wednesday, October 11 regarding the shortage of education employees –
President Campbell, Superintendent Paine, members of the Board-
I am WVEA President Dale Lee and I would like to make some comments regarding Policy 5202 and the shortage of teachers and other education employees that our state currently faces.
I am...
WV Supreme Court upholds state's denial of Nicholas consolidation
by Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the state Board of Education had the right to reject the Nicholas County Board of Education’s plan to consolidate schools in Richwood, Summersville and Craigsville into a single campus near Summersville.
“The West Virginia Board of Education is entitled to utilize its discretion in approving or rejecting...
Kanawha plans to offer statewide online school program
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Kanawha County’s public schools superintendent revealed Monday that his school system plans to partner with the state Department of Education to offer an online school option statewide, and the Kanawha Board of Education unanimously approved a job description for a planned new executive director to run the program.
Superintendent Ron Duerring said the state...
3 WV elementaries named 2017 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Staff reports, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Three West Virginia elementary schools are among the 342 National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2017, the U.S. Education Department announced Thursday.
Brooke County's Colliers Primary, Hampshire County's Slanesville Elementary and Taylor County's Flemington Elementary each won the award in the Exemplary High Performing Schools category...
WV has highest rate of student loan defaults
By Jake Jarvis, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Rebekah Hollers, 36, of Charleston, is one of thousands of West Virginians who have defaulted on their student loans. After struggling to make her monthly payments, Hollers finally pulled herself out of default.To have enough money to pay rent and buy food as a college student, Rebekah Hollers worked overnight at Kroger. She would sleep whenever she could find time between work...