By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
West Virginia’s three main public school worker unions asked Wednesday for Republican...
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May-14-2019
By Alex Thomas, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrats in the West Virginia Senate plan to introduce multiple education bills next week during the special legislative session, although what lawmakers will exactly consider during that session is unknown.
Members of the Senate Democratic Caucus on Monday announced plans to...
May-13-2019
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
On Feb. 19, public schools across West Virginia were empty.
Classrooms were silent and students were home. Teachers, bus drivers and others were protesting at the state Capitol.
But not far off Interstate 64 near Beaver and Beckley, past a lot full of mobile homes and another of storage pods and a mile from its namesake church, Victory Baptist Academy was open.
About 140 students total attend in prekindergarten through 12th...
May-10-2019
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
A newspaper commentary authored by the state Senate Education Committee chairwoman contains a passage that is nearly identical to a post found on a pro-charter school website.
Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, on Thursday denied copying the passage.
“If it’s similar that’s pretty amazing,” she said. “It is an incredible coincidence.”
Rucker’s commentary was published in Thursday’s Register-Herald. It was also sent...
May-09-2019
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Debra Sullivan told her fellow West Virginia Board of Education members Wednesday that she was perplexed, a word she repeated, alarmed and concerned about a state school board “finance” committee suddenly adding lawmakers as members and discussing non-finance-related topics.
“I was perplexed and dismayed to see that there was a policy committee established without our knowledge, without our opportunity for input,” Sullivan said.
It’...