West Virginia: House Delays Voucher Bill When It Sees the Cost
The West Virginia legislature is rushing–like other red states–to pass voucher legislation. They know that very few students will apply for vouchers but that the...
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West Virginia: Legislators Advancing Charters and Vouchers
West Virginia was the first site of the Red for Ed teachers’ movement. The teachers of the state captured national attention for their statewide strike....
The Snow Day Letter That Went Viral
The first snow storm of the season raged up the Eastern seaboard! Students thought they might have a snow day, but in some districts, the...
Book Tour Reaches Charleston, West Virginia: Meeting the Teachers Who Lit a Fire
I wanted to go to Charleston, West Virginia, to thank the leaders of the Red4Ed Teachers Strike of 2018. Jay O’Neal of the NEA local...
The Billionaire Republican Governor Who Doesn’t Pay Debts
Billionaire Governor Jim Justice was elected governor of West Virginia as a Democrat but after election, he switched parties with Trump by his side. Raw...
Jan Resseger is Thankful for #Red4Ed—So Am I
Jan Resseger gives thanks for the teachers and other educators who boldly walked out and went out on strike over the past two years. So...
West Virginia: Charter Advocates Are “Perturbed”
When teachers in West Virginia launched the Education Spring of 2018, one of their demands was “no charter schools.” The state’s public schools are already...
BREAKING NEWS: West Virginia Republicans Pass Charter Bill, With Every Democrat Opposed
The West Virginia Republican members of the House rammed through an omnibus education bill that authorized charters for the first time in the state....
Jan Resseger: West Virginia Teachers Keep Fighting Charters and Vouchers
Jan Resseger writes an in-depth account of the ongoing battle by teachers in West Virginia to keep charters and vouchers out of their state. ...
West Virginia: State Senate Wants to Please DeVos, Punish Its Teachers
Politico Morning Education reports: BANNING TEACHER STRIKES?: West Virginia’s GOP-led Senate approved the ban on teacher strikes 17-14 as an amendment to broad education reform...