By Jeff Jenkins in News | March 09, 2014
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state legislature gave final approval Saturday night to an across-the-board $1,000 teacher pay raise.
“Finally,” West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee told MetroNews once the bill got the passing vote in the state Senate. The proposal had several ups and downs during the past 60 days.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin originally proposed a two percent raise for teachers and service personnel. The...