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By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
July 6, 2020
Shuttered since March, West Virginia public schools are scheduled to reopen next month, but it’s unclear how that will unfold.
Among the outstanding questions: How long will students spend in actual classrooms? How much online? How will different grade levels operate, or different subjects? What about special education? Who must wear masks? How will social distancing work, or sanitizing? What about...
ByRyan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
June 29, 2020
Nearly four years after the Boone County school system slashed their salaries by thousands of dollars apiece, Boone County public school workers have won a combined roughly $2.5 million settlement.
Around 400 current or former employees were scheduled to pick up their checks over the...
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
June 26, 2020
The Public Employees Insurance Agency, which manages the health plans of state workers and retirees, is dealing with the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic.
The halting of elective procedures this spring meant fewer claims were filed with PEIA, but now financial officials are assessing how many delayed medical procedures will affect the bottom line of the new fiscal year that starts July 1.
The...
By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
June 26, 2020
The Public Employees Insurance Agency, which manages the health plans of state workers and retirees, is dealing with the uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic.
The halting of elective procedures this spring meant fewer claims were filed with PEIA, but now financial officials are assessing how many delayed medical procedures will affect the bottom line of the new fiscal year that starts July 1.
The...
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
June 25, 2020
Students who still have not qualified for the $4,750-per-year Promise Scholarship for the upcoming academic year will be able to take the ACT at many West Virginia colleges through the end of September.
The state Higher Education Policy Commission, which oversees the scholarship for both four- and two-year in-state colleges, announced the move Wednesday. Spokesperson Jessica Tice said the College...