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Bill introduced to end Common Core in schools
By Joel Ebert, Capitol Bureau
In a week that featured significant discussion on the introduction of charter schools in West Virginia, a bill aimed at eliminating the state’s Common Core standards was introduced in the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Donna Boley, R-Pleasants, put forth Senate Bill 362, which explicitly prohibits the use of Common Core in West Virginia schools.
The bill would withdraw the state from...
House Education chair makes case for public charter schools
By Shauna Johnson, MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- One of the biggest advocates for the addition of public charter schools in West Virginia is House Education Committee Chair Amanda Pasdon (R-Monongalia, 51).
She said, right now, there’s not a lot of choice in the public education system.
“You’re kind of forced into a one-size-fits-all approach. Our counties are forced to be regulated from...
Charter school hearing splits interest groups
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON - Business interests and union groups fell on opposite sides of a debate Wednesday over whether to allow public charter schools in West Virginia.
The hour-long House of Delegates public hearing came on the heels of the new Republican majority's push to make West Virginia the 43rd state that allows charter schools.
The GOP has taken control of both chambers for the first...
WV Center on Budget and Policy releases prevailing wage report
By Mandy Cardosi, The State Journal
State Republican leaders are considering a repeal of West Virginia's long-standing prevailing wage law.
Senate President Bill Cole, R-Mercer, introduced a similar bill last year, and Cole said he still believes repealing the legislation is the right thing to do. Cole said he doesn't believe having a prevailing wage bill is "being a proper steward of taxpayer...
Lawmakers draft plan to lift starting teacher salaries to $43K
By Shauna Johnson, WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Bills that would raise the starting salaries of West Virginia teachers to $43,000 within the next five years were scheduled to be introduced in the state Senate and House of Delegates, possibly this week.
“We made a promise to our educators last year that we would get them to a competitive level of pay by 2019, so that’s part of our goal,”...