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By Brad McElhinny, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senate President Mitch Carmichael confirmed today’s rollout of one big education bill including promised pay raises for teachers, increased flexibility to open charter schools and a requirement for teachers to sign off annually on union dues.
It also would include “differential pay,” allowing for higher wages for teaching fields considered crucial but hard to fill. And it allows teachers’ personal...
By David Beard, The Dominion Post
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approved a bill to increase the penalties for passing a school bus when its lights are flashing and students are getting on and off.
The committee also heard from a Division of Highways official on DOT’s problems keeping up with secondary road paving and maintenance.
The bus bill is SB 238. Passing a bus with flashing lights is a misdemeanor. It...
By Dave Mistich, WV Public Broadcasting
Unions representing public educators and school service personnel are trying to stave off a bill that hasn’t even been introduced yet. What some are calling an omnibus education bill would boost teacher salaries and benefits, but could also reform education in ways the unions oppose.
The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia, the West Virginia Education Association, the West Virginia Association of Elementary and Middle School...
W.Va. ‘omnibus education bill’ gets a warning from educators’ associations
By Brad McElhinny in News | January 21, 2019 at 12:39PM
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Talk of the state Capitol hallways has been a possible bill that would roll in a variety of changes to West Virginia’s...
By Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s bill to pay teachers more who are willing to get additional training in math was introduced in the state Senate Wednesday but it may be changed to make it more enticing.
The measure, SB 327, would provide a one-time $2,000 payment to teachers who take specialized mathematics courses developed by the state Department of Education.
According to the bill text, “The purpose of this bill is...