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WV House of Delegates sends multi-year pay raise package for teachers, state employees to Governor

Release from W.Va. House of Delegate: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates on Tuesday evening voted to adopt a multi-year pay raise bill for teachers, school service personnel and state police, sending it to Gov. Jim Justice for his signature. The amended version of Senate Bill 267<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=267&year=2018&sessiontype=RS> will provide[Read More…]

Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 21

Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 43th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Soft Drink Day at the Legislature,  Upper Well Area;  WV Food and Farm Coalition, Upper House Rotunda; Aviation Day, Upper Senate Rotunda; and Energy Jobs Rally and Press Conference, South Steps and Lower Rotunda.   SENATE:  [Read More…]

West Virginia School Board Association resolution urging passage of legislation supporting faculty, staff, students

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia School Board Association, which represents school board members in West Virginia, today, Feb. 20, issued the following resolution regarding West Virginia school employees’ “Work Action” planned for Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22-23:  Whereas the West Virginia State Legislature has the constitutional mandate to adequately fund public education,[Read More…]

West Virginia Senate Rules Committee to meet today on teacher pay

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — Senate President Mitch Carmichael said lawmakers will try to have a fix for the teacher pay bill before the Rules Committee meets this afternoon. The Senate sent a bill that would increase salaries of teachers, school service personnel and State Police to the Rules Committee[Read More…]

W.Va. House Finance Committee OKs PEIA funding bill; unclear what will avoid school work stoppage

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a now-announced statewide public school employees work stoppage set for Thursday and Friday, a legislative committee advanced Monday a bill to put a fifth of annual general revenue surpluses toward funding Public Employees Insurance Agency health coverage. The House Finance Committee action[Read More…]

West Virginia school closures for Thursday and Friday up to local superintendents

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a meeting Monday in Charleston between county superintendents and State Superintendent Dr. Steven Paine, the decision to close school during the employee walkout Thursday and Friday is up to each county superintendent. In a release, AFT-West Virginia, WVEA and WVSSPA said despite negotiation efforts, “We[Read More…]

MCEA, AFT-WV representatives discuss upcoming work stoppage; school safety coordinator addresses training

By KAITLYN NEFF Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va.  — Representatives from the Marion County Education Association (MCEA) and the American Federation of Teachers of West Virginia (AFT-WV) addressed the Marion County Board of Education regarding the upcoming teacher work stoppage on Thursday and Friday. Also at the meeting, the school safety[Read More…]

Northern Panhandle school districts scramble to prepare for walkout

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Northern Panhandle public school administrators are determining how to address the potential walkout by teachers and service personnel this week. As of Monday, school was still scheduled to be in session on Thursday and Friday, according to administrators, though[Read More…]

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