By CHARLIE BOOTH Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After attending a candlelight vigil for public education in Kanawha County Sunday evening, Christine Campbell is hoping today will bring a commitment from the state Legislature that will end the statewide three-day work stoppage of teachers and school service personnel. “We are[Read More…]
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Senate to vote on changing West Virginia school calendar rules; other ed bills advance
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Senate is set to vote Monday on a bill that would further change the exceptions to the requirement for public schools to have at least 180 separate instructional days, including newly allowing county superintendents to eliminate five days after the[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 26
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 48th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Morgan County Day at the Legislature, Upper House Rotunda; Try This West Virginia, Upper Senate Rotunda and Lower Rotunda. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR[Read More…]
With WV teachers out in all 55 counties Monday, legal action an option; WV Press Insight offers update
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teachers and school service personnel in all 55 counties in West Virginia will remain on strike Monday, the third consecutive school day of the work stoppage. “It is clear that education employees are not satisfied with the inaction of legislative leaders or the governor, to date. Our members[Read More…]
Editorial: WV Gov. Jim Justice, where is vision on education?
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: The WV teacher walkout will stretch into a third day come Monday – and that is most unfortunate. It leaves us wondering why political leaders have kicked this can down the proverbial road for so long. It’s not as if an underfunded health insurance agency[Read More…]
Editorial: Today’s WV teachers strike is not your mom’s teacher strike
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: Has anyone else noticed a different feeling in the air leading up to this teacher strike compared to 1990? A feeling is difficult to quantify, but perhaps it started a few weeks ago as teachers sent delegations to their county school board meetings. For example, in[Read More…]
WV Senate Bill 600 could allow manufacturers in WV a discount on electricity at others’ expense
By Max Garland The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Consumer advocates say a bill that would let some manufacturers negotiate cheaper electricity rates with utilities would force residential customers to pay more to make up the difference. The bill (Senate Bill 600) has made it to the state Senate floor. It[Read More…]
WV Teachers Strike: AFT of WV leader says it’s up to legislators to come up with a good solution
By Jordan Nelson The Register-Herald of Beckley BECKLEY, W.Va. — Amid a statewide work stoppage involving teachers and school service personnel with a main focus to find a source of funding for the state’s Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA), union leaders say it is up to legislators to find that source and[Read More…]
WV teachers stoppage evokes memories of 1990 WV teachers strike
By BISHOP NASH For the Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — In the West Virginia Encyclopedia, there is only one entry under “Teachers’ Strike,” though that’s sure to soon change. Only once before had the state’s storied history of labor conflict starred school employees, the most viable job option in many[Read More…]
Editorial: WV Legislature must eliminate Bureaucratic bloat to fix pay, PEIA mess
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia lawmakers spent a lot of time — on the campaign trail and before the start of the legislative session — pounding their fists in outrage at our great state being ranked 50th on so many national lists. “I’m[Read More…]
