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Justice pursuing a 'different course' in education
By Ryan Quinn, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
When Lloyd Jackson announced his immediate resignation from his vice president spot on the West Virginia Board of Education, he noted it was at former governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s suggestion that the board helped develop “significant policies that are calculated to improve student achievement.”
Jackson wrote in his Tuesday night resignation news release that these...
Armstead says needed cuts won't spare education, DHHR
By Ryan Quinn, The Charleston Gazette-Mail
West Virginia Speaker of the House Tim Armstead said Thursday that the state can’t make “necessary” cuts in the upcoming legislative session if it doesn’t cut funding for education and the state Department of Health and Human Resources.
The Legislature faces a possible half-a-billion-dollar funding gap in next fiscal year’s budget if it doesn’t act to reduce...
New state board members target A through F policy
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s state school board has a new president and vice president, four new members and another still to come — plus the desire to upend the A through F school grading system the previous incarnation of the board put into place just last fall.
This all happened at an emergency meeting called because previous board president Mike Green and vice...
WVEA Urges Senator Capito to Vote Against DeVos Nomination
WVEA Comunnications - Press Release
WVEA, the state’s largest teacher organization, urges Senator Capito to vote against the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education.
“As educators we are greatly concerned about the possibility of Betsy DeVos heading the Department of Education. We encourage Senator Capito to join the bipartisan group of Senators who have found DeVos to be unqualified...
Perry named state board member; Campbell willing to be president
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews
UPDATE 9:00 p.m Wednesday — Gov. Justice has named longtime Fayette County educator Dave Perry to one of the two open spots on the board. Perry was a 16-year member of the House of Delegates. He’ll be sworn-in with three other new board members at an emergency board meeting scheduled for Thursday morning.
LEWISBURG, W.Va. — State Board of Education member Tom...