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By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
January 22, 2021
Three West Virginia counties that were holdouts on state guidance to return to classrooms during the coronavirus pandemic have changed their plans.
Marion, Taylor and Gilmer counties were the last three considered out of compliance with a state requirement to end remote instruction in most cases. Under state pressure, though, each county’s board met over the last couple of days to agree on change.
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January 21, 2021
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) today filed a temporary restraining order (TRO) and an injunction in response to the State Board’s unilateral decision to re-open schools.
The State Board and Monongalia and Kanawha counties were named in the legal filing, which sites health and safety conditions and demands locals have the choice to work remotely until everyone is vaccinated.
WVEA President Dale Lee...
By Joshua Weishart, 100 Days in Appalachia
January 19, 2021
Defending plans to reopen schools at the deadliest, most infectious period of this pandemic yet, some officials have invoked the right to education in their state constitutions.
A West Virginia Department of Education spokesperson recently...
Charleston Gazette-Mail
January 15, 2021
Applications are open to nominate West Virginia teachers for environmental leadership awards.
The deadline for the 2021 Make It Shine Environmental Teacher of the Year awards is Feb. 14. The awards are given by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan.
Winners chosen on the elementary, middle and high school levels will receive a $500 personal...
January 7, 2021
A showdown of sorts is looming between public school teachers and Gov. Jim Justice after his announcement that all elementary and middle schools in West Virginia will resume in-person classes by Jan. 19, regardless of COVID-19 risk metrics.
When he made the announcement...