CHARLESTON — Calling it the “landmark” legislation of this legislative session, members of the House of Delegates Education Committee passed a bill Thursday morning making major changes to […]
Education
Teacher pay raise bill moves to House floor
CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee swiftly passed a standalone pay raise bill that includes teachers and school service personnel. Educators, who were still on strike over a separate […]
Education strike to continue Wednesday
CHARLESTON — Hours after the West Virginia House of Delegates moved to indefinitely postpone action on the education omnibus bill, union leaders announced their strike will continue to […]
Educators in Monongalia and Marion more certain in opposition to Senate bill
MORGANTOWN — The indefinite tabling of the omnibus education bill, S.B. 451, marks a potentially swift conclusion to the second consecutive teacher strike in as many years in […]
House votes to table omnibus education bill indefinitely
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates approved a motion that postponed an omnibus education bill indefinitely, essentially killing the bill. The motion to table the bill passed 53 to […]
Amid striking teachers, Justice again says he would veto Senate’s education bill
CHARLESTON — As teachers cheered behind him, Gov. Jim Justice said he would veto an omnibus education bill that has prompted a strike if it reaches his […]
Preston school levy election cost less than $50,000 to put on
KINGWOOD — The Feb. 2 school levy election cost the Preston County Board of Education $48,720.15. Expenses for the election were paid by the school board because […]
Preston school levy vote breakdown provided
KINGWOOD — Twelve of Preston County’s 28 precincts voted against the special school levy Feb. 2. But that wasn’t enough to defeat the levy, which won by […]
Search for consensus continues as House readies for key votes on education bill
CHARLESTON — Like some of her colleagues, Delegate Dianna Graves is looking for balance in the omnibus education bill. “I’ve really been riding the knife blade on this […]
Pantry Plus More comes to Mountaineer Middle School
MORGANTOWN — Mountaineer Middle School is the newest in-school home to Pantry Plus More, a Morgantown-based altruistic effort that provides food, personal hygiene items and clothing to […]