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W.Va. lawmakers pushing for more math, ELA standards changes
By Ryan Quinn, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
State legislative leaders aren’t fully satisfied with the proposed changes to West Virginia’s K-12 math and English language arts standards, and are meeting Monday with the state Board of Education’s president to suggest additional alterations.
Amanda Pasdon, R-Monongalia and chairwoman of the House Education Committee, wrote in text messages to a...
Legislative leaders quick to criticize PEIA benefit reduction
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
Senate President Bill Cole (R-Mercer, 06), is among those moving quickly to criticize the $120 million in benefit reductions members of the Public Employees Insurance Agency’s Finance Board approved this week for state workers and retirees.
With the Thursday vote, Cole, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, said in a statement the board “voted unanimously to...
Letter: Vote 'Yes' for the Jefferson school levy
By Eleanor Finn, Shepardstown Chronicle
As a former high school social studies teacher I can attest to the fact that schools and students benefit from having adequate resources.
The school system in Jefferson County has already had to deal with an unexpected mid-year state budget cut and further cuts would have a seriously negative impact.
West Virginia suffers from an undereducated population. If we...
PEIA urges Legislature to provide more funding as cuts are approved
By Eric Eyre, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
More than 200,000 public employees and retirees in West Virginia will see “draconian” cuts to their health insurance benefits next year — unless state lawmakers decide to fully fund the program during the upcoming legislative session.
Members of the state’s Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board voted unanimously Thursday to...
Obama signs Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing NCLB
By The Associated Press/NBC 10 Philadelphia
President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Thursday, a bipartisan bill that will fix the No Child Left Behind Act to reduce over-testing and one-size-fits-all federal mandates.
"It's a Christmas miracle here, a bipartisan bill," the president said in his remarks before signing the bill into law.
The Senate voted overwhelmingly...