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By Mackenzie Mays
The Charleston Gazette
Three Kanawha County Board of Education candidates have been asked to pull or revise their campaign ads after violating a policy that forbids footage featuring school property.
Becky Jordon, Calvin McKinney and Vic Sprouse all featured public schools in some form in their campaign ads but have since resolved those issues, according to Kanawha County Schools attorney Jim Withrow.
“We consider that taking videos in a school...
By Jesse J. Holland
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON- U.S. teachers are nowhere near as diverse as their students.
Almost half the students attending public schools are minorities, yet fewer than 1 in 5 of their teachers is nonwhite.
New studies from the Center for American Progress and the National Education Association are calling attention to this "diversity gap" at elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The groups want more to be done to help...
By Jessica Farrish
The Register-Herald
BECKLEY — Three Raleigh County Board of Education members have been awarded the Margaret Baldwin Friend of Education award by the West Virginia Education Association (WVEA).
Raleigh BOE Vice President Larry Ford and BOE members Cindy Jafary and Sally Susman were honored at a WVEA delegate banquet in Charleston on April 25, taking their place on a “Friend of Education” honoree list that also includes past West Virginia governors Arch...
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Department of Education has named three Schools of Excellence in West Virginia.
Those named for the 2014-15 school year were selected on several factors. They include curriculum, a safe and drug-free learning environment, documented student achievement and implementing advanced and innovative programs.
The winning schools announced Thursday are George Washington Elementary School in Eleanor, Brandywine Elementary School...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Elected representatives from across the state reaffirmed their commitment to competitive pay for teachers during the West Virginia Education Association’s 2014 Delegate Assembly on April 24-25 at the Charleston Marriott Town Center.
Delegates decided that the WVEA’s top legislative priority should continue to be a salary increase for teachers and other school employees.
This renewed focus follows legislation – which was sparked by the WVEA’s Competitive Pay...