Denis Smith Warns West Virginians About Charter Schools
Denis Smith was a teacher and an administrator in West Virginia. He moved to Ohio where he worked in the State Education Department. His last...
Category : West Virginia
West Virginia: County Judge Temporarily Blocks Opening of New Charter Schools
After the inspiring teachers’ strike in 2019, which closed every public school in the state, the billionaire Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia promised to...
Denis Smith: Selfish Joe Manchin Betrayed a Proud West Virginia Tradition
Denis Smith writes here about the past, present, and hoped-for future of West Virginia. He urges West Virginians to throw out the leaders who undermine...
West Virginia: The Battle of Blair Mountain
Thanks to G.F. Brandenburg, who posted this very important report about The Battle of Blair Mountain, a largely forgotten milestone in the history of unionism....
West Virginia: Board Approves 2 For-Profit Online Charter Schools
West Virginia recently passed a charter school law, breaking its promise to the state’s teachers. A new board was created to authorize charters. That board...
Low-Performing For-Profit Charter Chain in Ohio Set to Launch Charter Schools in West Virginia
Ron Packard’s Accel For-Profit Charter School Operation May Run Half of West Virginia’s First Charter SchoolsThe Ohio D-ranked Accel charter school operator is in line...
West Virginia: Privatizers Control New State Charter School Board
A regular commenter on the blog, known as Chiara, reports the composition of West Virginia’s new board for authorizing charter schools. The legislature endorsed new...
Denis Smith Warns West Virginia about Their New Charter Law: Expect a Train Wreck
Denis Smith went to graduate school in West Virginia and served as an elementary and middle school principal, director of curriculum, and director of federal...
West Virginia: The Great Charter School Swindle
State Senator Mike Romano of West Virginia wrote an article about the hoax of charter schools, which will cost the state’s public schools hundreds of...
West Virginia Passes Sweeping Voucher Bill
Republicans in West Virginia passed a dramatic voucher bill that allows people to spend public education funds on almost anything. Governor Jim Justice, a billionaire,...