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WVPB News Liz McCormick,

Salango Endorsed By WV-AFT, Calls On Justice To Outline Plans For Federal Dollars In Public Schools

West Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Ben Salango, a Democrat, joined members of the state’s American Federation of Teachers and AFL-CIO chapters Monday to…

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Radio Bob Powell,

March 7, 1990: Public School Teachers Strike

On March 7, 1990, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers—involving 47 of the state’s 55 counties—began an 11-day strike. They were protesting…

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WVPB News Ashton Marra,

W.Va. Supreme Court to Decide if RESAs Can Hire Teachers

The Monongalia County Board of Education is asking the state school board to join them in the appeal of a lawsuit that said the county could not allocate…

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