West Virginia lawmakers have voted to disassemble the state’s Department of Education and the Arts in the wake of a weeks-long battle with public service employees that saw West Virginia’s teachers walk out of classrooms leaving schools closed for nearly …
Continue ReadingLawmakers in West Virginia have announced a deal that would deliver a 5% pay raise to the state’s teachers ending a strike by educators that kept them out of classrooms, and schools closed for nine school days.
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Continue ReadingA mix-up in the West Virginia State Senate gave the impression that the body had passed a measure giving teachers and other state personnel a 5% raise, ending a walkout that has kept teachers out of classrooms for more than …
Continue ReadingSchool teachers and service personnel from all fifty-five counties of West Virginia are taking part in a walkout tomorrow, effectively shutting down the state’s school system. The move comes after weeks of protests by teachers and public employees over …
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