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By: Roger Riddell, EducationDive
When its over, 2018 may go down as the year teachers finally had enough — and brought public support along with them. After years of shouldering the blame for schools' challenges to the point that former U.S. Secretary of Education John King felt the need to issue an apology, all while facing ...
By: Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Members of the Public Employees Insurance Agency Task Force are expected to finalize their recommendations to the Legislature early next week — without identifying a dedicated funding source to offset ongoing health care cost increases.
West Virginia teachers are following the task force’s progress closely, leaders of the state’s teachers unions said.
“Our members are watching this very carefully,” said Fred Albert, newly elected...
By: Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail
With a Dec. 11 deadline looming, a subcommittee of the governor’s PEIA task force adopted some key recommendations Tuesday, including a proposal to eliminate penalties for seeking medical care in out-of-state border counties.
However, the task force — created at the height of the statewide teacher walkout to find a long-term “fix” to ongoing problems with the state-run health insurance plan — is likely to leave major issues unresolved...
By: Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Kanawha County Board of Education member Becky Jordon argued fervently Monday that the first semester of next school year should end before winter break.
The school board, alongside considering a student start date of Aug. 12 or Aug. 19, is also apparently leaning toward using a law passed in 2017 to transform five student early-out days, which feature faculty senate meetings after students leave, into full “professional learning” days...
BY: Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Roger Hanshaw won a rematch with House Finance Chairman Eric Nelson to continue as Speaker of the House of Delegates.
“My objective is now the same as it was in August, and that was to continue to advocate on behalf of things to put West Virginians back to work,” Hanshaw said after Sunday’s caucus vote.
Hanshaw, R-Clay, was selected Speaker by the Republican majority in August...