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State school board rejects Nicholas consolidation plan, again
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At the conclusion of an emergency meeting a day head of a court hearing on the matter, the state school board voted to again reject a Nicholas County school consolidation plan.
Monday afternoon’s meeting, which lasted five hours before a packed house of Nicholas County residents, was meant “to help expedite a final resolution...
WV ranks 43rd nationally in kids’ well-being
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia ranks 43rd in the country in terms of children’s well-being, according to the latest Kids Count report.
Last year, West Virginia ranked 39th. The year before that, the state ranked 43rd. And in 2014, West Virginia ranked 37th...
State BOE meets Monday on Nicholas County
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Board of Education is scheduled to meet in emergency session Monday in connection with the ongoing dispute with the Nicholas County Board of Education over the county’s school consolidation plan.
The official notification of the meeting, posted Friday, said the purpose of the meeting would be “to help expedite a final resolution of the matters pending...
WVDE launches online survey, welcoming comments on ESSA plan
By Jake Jarvis, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
The West Virginia Department of Education launched an online survey this week for people to offer input on its Every Student Succeeds Act plan.
The draft plan won’t be released for the public to review until August, though, according to Jessica Hall, a spokeswoman for the department. The state needs to submit the plan to the federal government in...
NEA applauds lawsuit against Education Department, DeVos
Lawsuit attempts to stop Education Secretary from eliminating regulations designed to forgive students’ debt for worthless degrees
NEA Communications Department Press Release
WASHINGTON — Attorneys general of 18 states and the District of Columbia today filed suit against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over the delay of implementing student borrower defense regulations. This lawsuit,...