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Parent Calls For Action on Schools Without A/C
Written by Renata Di Gregorio, WDTV
It's been over 80 degrees this week, and that's not in a classroom. Beverly Elementary is one of five schools in Randolph County without air conditioning. Now a concerned parent is saying the community and officials need to join together to make sure the classroom isn't a hot environment, only a learning one.
The school building was built and then added on to during...
Boone County school consolidations loom, superintendent says
By Samuel Speciale, Education Reporter, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Because of millions in lost property tax revenue and declining enrollment, Boone County officials are considering consolidating several of the county’s smaller schools.
Amid rumors that schools soon will be closed, Superintendent John Hudson told concerned parents and schools officials attending a Boone County Board of Education...
Community leaders: Tax reform should work for all West Virginians
By Mandi Cardosi, Government Reporter, The State Journal
While legislators debated tax structure on one end of the Capitol, education, faith and community groups met on the opposite side to talk about what to expect.
Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association, said it’s important to remember that the state can’t increase taxes on low and middle income families.
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W.Va. poverty rate increases again
By Daniel Tyson, Register-Herald Reporter
In August the federal government announced West Virginia has the lowest civilian workforce participation, on Tuesday it was learned the state has a 7.6 unemployment rate, the nation's highest.
Then on Thursday the bad economic news continued. A report shows nearly 20 percent of West Virginians live in poverty and more alarming a quarter of its children reside in homes earning...
Fayette school plan may face resistance from School Building Authority
By Jeff Jenkins, Metronews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fayette County won’t get all of the money it’s seeking from the state School Building in the upcoming funding cycle and there’s question if it will get any at all.
The SBA will have $52 million to allocate in December. Projects from across the state are due Oct. 1. SBA Executive Director David Sneed expects to have up to 40 projects...