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WVEA head says homeschool vouchers could bode ill for many
By Jessica Farrish, Register-Herald Reporter
Speaking to members of the Raleigh County Education Association Monday, West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee told teachers that paying parents to homeschool their children is not a good move for education in West Virginia. He urged educators to contact United States Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to ask them to vote against...
West Virginia’s budget — from bad to worse
Hoppy Kercheval, Talkline host
Humorist Will Rogers said, “Last year we said, ‘things can’t go on like this,’ and they didn’t; they got worse.”
That sums up where West Virginia is now with its budget predicament. Jim Justice talked a lot during the campaign about the state’s fiscal challenges and how he would bring a fresh approach to the problem. He frequently reminded voters that it really wasn’t going to be...
Justice chief of staff says proposed budget cuts may top $390 million
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice could propose state budget cuts of more than $390 million and possibly as much as $606 million to the West Virginia Legislature at the start of the 2017 Regular Legislative Session next week.
“Things are indeed worse than I ever thought they could be,” reported Nick Casey, Justice’s chief of staff, when asked about...
Mon BOE talks charter schools
Conor Griffith, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN — While meeting with state legislators, the Monongalia County Schools Board of Education delivered their concerns over the possibility of charter schools or a school voucher system in West Virginia.
Superintendent Frank Devono said if students are diverted to charter schools, then that means less funding for public ones since their state funding is determined by enrollment. This,...
Three big ideas new Gov. Jim Justice has advanced in the past week
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In comments and tidbits during appearances around West Virginia, new Gov. Jim Justice has offered insight about how his administration might proceed when the legislative session really gets going next week.
Justice’s inaugural address Jan. 16 offered the first opportunity in his new role as governor to lay out ideas about issues like the...