By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald During the third and final hearing of the Public Insurance Agency finance board Wednesday evening, teachers and other state employees called the 17-month freeze proposed to fix premium structures with their PEIA coverage “a procrastination tactic to get through until the next election.” Gov. Jim Justice[Read More…]
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In West Virginia, teacher pay on par with part-time state, county elected officials
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — In West Virginia, the average public school teacher earns slighty more each year than an elected county commissioner and a state legislator. The difference? Both county commissioners and state lawmakers are part-time positions. While being responsible for the education[Read More…]
Long-time activist Meshea Poore to lead WVU’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Meshea Poore, a long-time champion of under-represented people, has been named vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at West Virginia University. “Meshea will be a powerful voice at the University on some of the most important societal issues we face,” President Gordon Gee said[Read More…]
Wheeling couple’s grandson escaped shooter’s path unharmed
By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Carol and Walter Austin watched in horror from their Wheeling home as news of a shooting at Parkland High School in Parkland, Fla., unfolded on the TV screen Wednesday afternoon. Their grandson, Charles Austin, 15, is a freshman at that[Read More…]
Frederick Douglass’ 200th birthday celebrated at Marshall University
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As part of its Black History Month programming, Marshall University’s Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum put on a 200th birthday celebration for renowned activist Frederick Douglass on Wednesday afternoon and had an actor re-enact one of his most famous speeches. Professor Robert Levine of the University[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, February 15
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘IT WAS GOING TO BE HIM’ Students who knew Nikolas Cruz, who police say killed[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Thursday, Feb. 15
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018 37th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: xx SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 43: Designating February 15, 2018, as WV Alzheimer’s Association Day UNFINISHED BUSINESS SCR 20: Requesting Bureau for[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes pay raise 98-1; critics warn it will not avert teachers’ strike
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite many delegates dismissing a 2 percent pay raise package as inadequate or merely symbolic, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed its pay increase proposal for teachers, school service personnel and other state employees on a 98-1 vote Tuesday. Senate Bill 267[Read More…]
W.Va. teachers rally for support at Wood County BOE meeting
By MICHAEL ERB The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Wood County teachers turned out in force at Tuesday’s Wood County Board of Education meeting, holding an informational picket and filling the auditorium at Jefferson Elementary Center. Many teachers held signs calling on the West Virginia Legislature to improve pay[Read More…]
Hancock BOE: Teachers’ pay needs increased
By STEVE RAPPACH The Weirton Daily Times NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The Hancock County Board of Education passed a resolution Monday letting state officials know it believes a 1 percent raise for teachers isn’t enough. The resolution asks the executive and legislative branches of the West Virginia state government to[Read More…]