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WV House committee passes bill to dismantle Dept. of Education and Arts
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
The West Virginia House Education Committee passed Wednesday an extensive bill that would dismantle the state Department of Education and the Arts, sending agencies and functions within it to other areas or spinning them off as independent agencies.
But committee members who opposed House Bill 4006, which now heads to the House Finance Committee...
Delegates criticize WV PEIA wellness program as 'invasion of privacy'
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Some House members were critical Wednesday of a new Public Employees Insurance Agency wellness initiative, calling it intrusive and an invasion of privacy.
“We have some pretty doggone unhappy state employees. A lot of that unhappiness is based on this program,” Delegate Marty Gearheart, R-Mercer, said of PEIA’s new GO365 program.
Under the...
WV teachers call for more than a 1 percent raise
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Gov. Jim Justice, in his State of the State address last week, requested a “1 percent” across-the-board pay increase for West Virginia teachers in this year’s legislative session, with further 1 percent increases in each of the next four years.
“That’s it?” has essentially been the response of teachers, at least as indicated by a rally Monday in the state Capitol....
State BOE approves policy for changes to graduation credits, grading scale
By Carrie Hodousek, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education approved a policy Wednesday that deals with changes to graduation credits and the current grading scale for high school students.
The board passed Policy 2510 after taking nearly 1,3000 comments from a 30-day public comment period.
The policy includes reducing credits...