Opinion Article by Sonya Ashby, Charleston Gazette-Mail
It’s that time of year again: Monday marks the beginning of Teacher Appreciation Week. The last few years have seen teacher wages at the bottom of the barrel, benefits stripped, workloads increased with fewer resources, and a lot of teacher bashing in the West Virginia Legislature and on social media.
My colleagues and I have stood on a picket line twice in the last two years to stop legislation dangerous to public...