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August 7, 2017 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WVEA Communications Staff
WVEA Statement on Justice Party Switch
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- WVEA was surprised by the recent announcement of the switch to the Republican party by Governor Jim Justice. Governor Justice was endorsed by WVEA-PAC in the primary and general election.
“Our support of Governor Justice during the election process was not based upon party affiliation but his response to a series of...
New accountability system, assessments key parts of ESSA proposal
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A public comment period lasting 30 days begins Tuesday for West Virginia’s proposed state education plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act, a proposal that’s been the focus of a series of statewide meetings this summer.
In general, it covers four areas in public education: academic standards, statewide assessments, school...
ACA 'skinny repeal' fails narrowly; Manchin voted against, Capito for
By Alex Thomas, WV MetroNews
The U.S. Senate rejected early Friday morning legislation repealing parts of former President Barack Obama’s health care law.
The so-called “skinny repeal” of “Obamacare” would have repealed the individual mandate requiring people to have insurance or otherwise face a penalty. It would have also suspended a similar requirement on large employers for eight...
Vote next month on proposed changes to state's school nutrition policy
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ahead of the start of the new school year in West Virginia, members of the state Board of Education will take up a proposed repeal and replacement of the Mountain State’s existing school nutrition policy during an August meeting.
Policy 4321.1 Standards for School Nutrition has not been fully updated since 2008.
As proposed,...
State knew sanctions loomed if Title IV audit filed late
By Jake Jarvis, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
West Virginia’s public colleges will need to come up with about $245 million in the next month after the U.S. Department of Education slapped financial sanctions on the schools, said Paul Hill, chancellor of the state agency that oversees four-year colleges.
The sanctions, which affect the colleges’ access to Title IV funds, came after the state Department...