Joint Standing Committee on Education

Education A Focal Point At Start Of October Interims

State legislators kicked off October interim meetings Sunday with several hours of meetings, ranging in topics from hiring retired teachers to fill critical needs and shortages, to an academic partnership with Ireland.

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State Education Leaders Look At Simplifying State College Aid 

Nationally, 62% of high school graduates are continuing their education by going to college, but just 47% of West Virginians are doing the same, despite the cost being lower than two thirds of the rest of the country.

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Lawmakers Reassess Athletic Transfers In First Interim Of The Year

School athletic directors are asking for a change to high school athletic transfer rules that they say have created competitive imbalances across high school sports.

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County Administrators Ask For More Flexibility In School Spending

The Public School Support Program, also known as the state aid funding formula, is the multi-step procedure used to determine the state’s financial responsibilities to local school districts.

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