State Journal - In the wake of the 2018 teachers strike that led to the approval of a 5 percent pay increase, the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce issued an analysis of spending on education and teacher compensation that has drawn mixed conclusions. Read.
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State Journal - For the past several years, college officials have blamed the rising cost of tuition largely on severe budget cuts from state lawmakers. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Editor: West Virginia was once rich. Her natural resources, including timber, high-quality coal, salt and natural gas, made a lot of people a lot of money for a long time. Had that bounty been well managed, we would be in a far better financial position now. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginia was once rich. Her natural resources, including timber, high-quality coal, salt and natural gas, made a lot of people a lot of money for a long time. Had that bounty been well managed, we would be in a far better financial position now. Read.
Charleston Daily Mail - A United Nations expert who visited West Virginia last year has released a report criticizing the United States for what he called “cruel policies” driven by a “contempt ... for the poor,” the Gazette-Mail’s Lori Kersey reported Wednesday. Read.
Jacobin - The ongoing wave of teacher strikes across the US is changing the conversation about public educationin this country. From West Virginia to Arizona, Kentucky to Oklahoma, Colorado to North Carolina, tens of thousands of teachers have taken to the streets and filled state capitals, garnering public support and racking up victories in some…
Salon - President Donald Trump may be preparing to help America's coal industry through a tactic that became known as the other "b-word" over the past decade: bailout. Read.
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - A total of 50 nonprofit organizations in the Mid-Ohio Valley received grant funding from the Sisters Health Foundation in support of its vision of “healthy people in healthy communities.” Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - The 5 percent pay raise returned teachers and students to the classroom after a nearly two-week work stoppage, but the teachers’ most prominent concern continues to lack a permanent solution. Read.
Martinsburg Journal - Republicans in the House of Representatives are looking to raise the work requirements for recipients of the nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, something that some policy experts say could make it tougher on West Virginia families who rely on the program for their annual sustenance. Read.