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Suncrest Principal Rosetta Le receives MLK recognition

A Monongalia County educator received state recognition on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Charleston for her work in the classroom and community. Rosetta Le, who is principal of Suncrest Elementary School, was a recipient of the Governor’s Living the Dream Award during an ecumenical service at the state capitol this past Monday, on the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. Le was presented her award from the Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission in the morning gathering at the Culture Center on the grounds of the state capitol complex. “She is an ...

Senate Education approves PROMISE Plus and Holocaust education bills

MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee on Thursday made a second go at establishing a PROMISE Plus scholarship program – but not without opposition from some members. A bill to require instruction on the Holocaust sailed through more smoothly. And a bill to require instruction on ...

WVEA gets educator satisfaction survey results

BY KATHARINE SKELDON CHARLESTON — Salaries, student behavior and burnout are just some of the concerns at least 700 West Virginia teachers have that are being reflected in a survey conducted by the West Virginia Education Association. WVEA President Dale Lee met with members of the media and the association to discuss the results of that survey during a press conference Tuesday. Lee said as it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find, recruit and retain teachers, among other school employees, this prompted WVEA to conduct the survey of 700 of its members in November 2023 ...

Pay raises for educators not a done deal

CHARLESTON — Pay raise bills for West Virginia educators passed their first committee hurdle with a more ambitious proposal than what had been publicly discussed up to now, but there’s still much more to go. The House Education Committee passed two bills providing pay raises for teachers and school service personnel during a Wednesday afternoon meeting. House Bill 4767 would provide pay raises for teachers, saying the change is to “bring them into parity with salaries offered in surrounding states.” The pay raise bill for teachers raises the base pay, with starting pay ...

Senate Education Committee OKs intelligent design, U.S. motto bills

MORGANTOWN — The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday approved bills allowing the teaching of intelligent design in schools, and requiring the display of the national motto in schools and colleges if certain conditions are met. SB 280, the intelligent design (ID) bill, is a retooled ...