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Help needed for state DOE Summer Feeding Program
By Carrie Hodousek, WV MetroNews
The state Department of Education is searching for organizations to help feed children across West Virginia this summer.
“We have a high number of kids that need to be fed through the summer that depend on our school breakfast and lunch,” said Cybele Boehm, coordinator of the Summer Food Service Program.
The program needs community groups to help provide children with...
State school board nixes 9th, 10th grade math and English standardized testing
Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
In a quick string of votes Thursday morning, the West Virginia Board of Education, newly dominated by appointees of Gov. Jim Justice, voted to eliminate math and English language arts standardized testing in ninth and 10th grades, effective this spring, and to move away from the current Smarter Balanced tests after this spring.
It’s still...
State board votes to reduce summative testing in high schools
By WVEA Communications Staff
The new state Board of Education took a significant step Thursday in reducing standardized testing, particularly in high schools, when they approved policy changes and waivers to Policy 2340: West Virginia Measures of Academic Progress.
Board members agreed to waive Smarter Balanced testing in grades 9 and 10 for both English/language arts and mathematics, beginning...
Fayette County Schools regain local control
By WVEA Communications Staff
The state Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to return local control to Fayette County’s school system.
The decision means that no county school systems will be under state board’s control.
State Superintendent of Schools Michael Martirano and the Office of Education Performance Audits recommended returning local control to Fayette County.
For years the...
PEIA plans to cut $50 million, director says
Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Public Employee Insurance Agency executive director Ted Cheatham told legislators Wednesday that the PEIA Finance Board had no choice but to impose about $50 million in benefits cuts for the 2017-18 plan year, since no additional funding for premiums was expected.
In December, the board approved the cuts, primarily imposing higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for...