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Common Core dialogue continues with town hall forums
By Erin Timony, The State Journal
Following the 2015 legislative session and the attempted repeal of Common Core, West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Michael Martirano said he will embark on a...
Hall, Mullins have concerns about snow day waivers
By Greg Carter, WVVA Evening News Anchor / Content Manager
CHARLESTON (WVVA) – Ninth District Senators Daniel Hall, R-Wyoming, and Jeff Mullins, R-Raleigh, are expressing their concerns about waiver process established by the State Board of Education for counties worst affected by winter storms.
West Virginia law requires all children have 180 instructional days per year. However, because of severe storms...
Education to be top priority of Legislature’s interim sessions
By Michael Erb, For The Intelligencer,The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register
CHARLESTON - West Virginia legislative leaders say education issues will be a top priority during the upcoming interim sessions.
Lawmakers plan to meet next month to set an interim meetings schedule for the summer and fall. Delegate Amanda Pasdon, R-Monongalia, chairwoman of the House Education Committee, said two...
School systems may be in bind to meet 180-day requirement
By WV MetroNews Staff
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It appears it’s going to be difficult for county boards of education to get special waivers to allow them to miss the 180 instructional days required in state law.
State Board of Education President Gayle Manchin released the following statement Friday:
“The West Virginia Board of Education remains firm on the importance of providing students 180...
Fayette faces building issues, consolidation, and bond vote
By Jim Workman, The State Journal
History shows that the voters of Fayette County are not in favor of passing a bond for their schools.
They have not passed a bond since 1973.
In fact, it has not even been close. Support in favor of a bond has been very low. Two bonds that failed — in 2001 and 2009 — received only 13.8 percent and 23 percent of the vote in favor of a bond, respectively....