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W.Va. education bill clears final Senate hurdle
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s education proposal headed to a Friday vote on passage in the Senate after its endorsement Thursday by the Finance Committee, which learned it would save an estimated $630,000 during the next budget year and $2.1 million the...Tags: Government, Earl Ray Tomblin, Teaching and Learning, Regional Authority, Finance
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Teachers aren't always easy to work withTeachers aren't always easy to work with
Put 1,100 teenagers in one room and what do you get? Energy, enthusiasm and excitement! Put 110 teachers in one room and what do you get? Suggestions, instructions and commands. Last weekend I attended the Capital District Key Club convention in...Tags: Inner Harbor, Teaching and Learning
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Clipping cash: Box tops program raises money for classroom needs
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comLincolnshire Elementary School in Halfway will receive nearly $900 in May for collecting nearly 9,000 box tops coupons from the end of December through March 1 to send to the Box Tops for Education program. Gail Vaughn, the program’s fundraising...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Waynesboro Area School District teachers contract approved
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Waynesboro Area School District’s teachers’ union and school board have reached a contract agreement after less than five months of negotiations. The new, two-year contract provides an average salary increase of 1.6 percent each year,...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Tomblin's proposed W.Va. school overhaul clears first hurdle
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin saw his proposed overhaul of public schools clear its first legislative hurdle Tuesday when the Senate Education Committee endorsed the bill with modest changes to language addressing teacher hiring and the school calendar. Advanced...Tags: Government, American Federation of Teachers, Earl Ray Tomblin, Teaching and Learning, Regional Authority
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Tom Clemens edits second volume of work of Civil War general Ezra Carman
Name: Thomas G. Clemens Age: 62 City in which you reside: Keedysville Day job: retired professor emeritus, Hagerstown Community College; licensed Battlefield Guide at Antietam; president, Save Historic Antietam Inc., a battlefield preservation...
Tags: Antietam National Battlefield, Government, Teaching and Learning, Library of Congress, U.S. Congress
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Debate over education bill turns to teacher hiring
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s bid to rewrite teacher hiring practices has sparked an early battle as the Legislature wades through his proposed overhaul of West Virginia’s public schools. Much of the fight revolves around seniority. Tomblin wants...
Tags: Government, American Federation of Teachers, Earl Ray Tomblin, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch
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Letters to the Editor - March 2
VWC thanks restaurant for gift certificates To the editor: On Feb. 8, during the Washington County Arts Council’s Annual Art Educators Exhibit, Volunteer Washington County (VWC) held a reception to honor the winners of this year’s MLK Day of...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Dr. Seuss, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Schools
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Waynesboro teachers union, school board say they're moving forward on contract negotiations
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Waynesboro Area School District’s teachers union and school board are making progress in contract negotiations, according to representatives for both sides. Bargaining teams for the teachers union and school board have exchanged written...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teaching and Learning
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Speaker urges Pa. audience to work on reducing violent crimes
waynesboro@herald-mail.comSaying that the mass casualties at Sandy Hook Elementary School are “just the beginning,” an authority on violent crimes told police and school officials Monday that they need to act with urgency. “Now is the time for all good men and...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, U.S. Congress, U.S. Army
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RESA agencies a focus in W.Va. education push
A network of West Virginia educational offices with a rocky history could play a major role in the ongoing push to improve the state’s public schools. The Legislature created the Regional Education Service Agencies, or RESAs, in 1972. The eight...Tags: Joe Manchin III, Government, American Federation of Teachers, Earl Ray Tomblin, Teaching and Learning
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W.Va. governor focuses on education in State of State
West Virginia must ensure that every child finishes third grade reading at that level, offer full-day preschool in all 55 counties within three years, and allow local control of school calendars, Gov.Earl Ray Tomblin said Wednesday in his State of the...
Tags: Government, American Federation of Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice
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