From The Journal of Martinsburg:
A new chairman has been named for the West Virginia House of Delegates Education Committee. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw’s choice to lead the panel is being criticized already — because he lacks a background in education.
Hanshaw, R-Clay, selected Del. Joe Ellington, R-Mercer, for the education chairmanship. Ellington has said his priorities include workforce training, higher education and the transition from K-12 schools to colleges and universities.
Good. Ensuring public school students are ready for careers or higher education has been a challenge.
But Ellington, an obstetrician-gynecologist, is being criticized by some because he has not worked in education. …
