Are legislators on board with clean air for West Virginians?
West Virginia’s clean air, fresh water and deep woods are why generations of families love this beautiful state. Yet a recent funding grab by the state Legislature raises a question: Where do legislators loyalties lie when it comes to keeping West Virginia's air clean? With citizens or polluters?
Read More ShareStatehouse Leaders Bully their Way into Passing Charter Schools
We expect our local representatives to be strong and do what’s best for the folks at home, not give in to legislative arm-twisting. But that’s what happened when state legislative leaders bullied their way into passing charter schools against the wishes of many West Virginians, who polls show don’t want them.
Read More ShareWV Supreme Court Tells Property Owners to Get Used to Fracking Pollution
Protecting our right to clean air and water unites all West Virginians. The WV Supreme Court recently upheld a property owner’s right to keep drillers off their land. But they also told property owners it was too bad if their lives and property values were upended by the fracking industry.
Read More ShareWhy Are Our Public Schools Under Attack?
David Perry, president of the West Virginia Board of Education had strong words recently about attacks on public education in the state: “I am dumbfounded why business leaders within our state think it is productive to attack public education in order to push a political agenda that benefits the private sector and is fueled by outside interest groups.”
Read More ShareEducation Should be about Community
As Gov. Jim Justice and Senate President Mitch Carmichael spar over their differing versions of “education reform,” there’s one aspect of public education in West Virginia that’s being forgotten. Our schools are the meeting places for our communities. West Virginia needs to focus on building up our public schools and on training, hiring, and adequately paying its great teachers, not on lining out-of-state, for-profit charter school operators’ pockets.
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