Poetry Contest Announced For Fourth Of July
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday the America250 Poetry Contest, inviting West Virginians of all ages to submit original poems.
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State’s Two Largest Education Unions Are Now One
The merger was first announced in February 2024, with both prior entities granting formal approval in March.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsControversial Senate Education Bills Get Hearings In House Committee
Senate Bill 154 seeks to prohibit public schools from providing instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity, while Senate Bill 474 is Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill to end DEI initiatives in state government.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Education Union Head Weighs In On Session
On this episode of The Legislature Today, education related topics from teacher pay, to curriculum and school discipline are all issues before the West Virginia Legislature this session. News Director Eric Douglas talks with Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association, in our studio about some of the proposed legislation this session and how it affects teachers. The WVEA and the American Federation of Teachers plan to merge this summer to become a single teacher’s union in the state.
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