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Decrease in WV’s public school enrollment speeds up
By Ryan Quinn, Education Reporter, WV Gazette-Mail
West Virginia’s public school student enrollment dropped nearly 2,760 students from last school year to this one, more than double the declines in the past two years, according to data released last week by the state Department of Education.
It’s the biggest one-year decrease in about 15 years, although the establishment of the state’s pre-kindergarten...
Tomblin has 62 percent approval, highest of any Democratic governor
By David Gutman, Political Reporter, WV Gazette Mail
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has the highest approval rating of any Democratic governor in the country, according to a new survey of voters in all 50 states conducted by a Washington-based politics and polling site.
The survey gave Tomblin an approval rating of 62 percent among registered West Virginia voters, compared with a disapproval...
Kanawha school board strengthens LGBT employment protections, hears calendar concerns
By Ryan Quinn, Education Reporter, WV Gazette mail
The Kanawha County school board Thursday approved policy changes meant to protect prospective and current LGBT employees from discrimination and heard concerns over a proposed 2016-17 school calendar that some at the board meeting argued doesn’t provide employees enough preparation time before school starts.
The board...
Teachers, Students Air Concerns
By Lauren Matthews - Staff Writer, Wetzel Chronicle
Teachers, students and their supporters gathered at the Wetzel County Board of Education office for the second week in a row to stand in solidarity and protest changes being made in the county's school system. Many of the individuals attribute these changes to new superintendent, Leatha Williams.
Educator Shauna Heil spoke to the board "as a parent and as an educator."...
State tax reform proposal will include tax cuts for seniors
By Pamela Pritt, Register-Herald Reporter
State Republicans plan to cut the income tax on seniors' Social Security benefits, but don't yet know what that means for an ailing state budget.
House Majority Whip John O’Neal, R-Raleigh, announced the proposal to a group of AARP members gathered at Tamarack on Wednesday.
“It’s about time,” O’Neal said, noting W.Va. is one of only a dozen states...