Duncan Slade

1 month ago | register-herald.com | Henry Culvyhouse |Duncan Slade

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1 month ago | bdtonline.com | Henry Culvyhouse |Duncan Slade

Electrician instructor Jeremy Smith stood at the lectern in the House Education Committee room to talk about a bill that would change a place that gave him a second chance. Smith said the legislation could hurt the Ben Franklin Career Center, which allowed a high school dropout like him to get a degree. kAm%@H2C5 E96 324<[ 2 4@FA=6 @7 56=682E6D H6C6 E2=<:?8 2>@?8DE E96>D6=G6D] $>:E9 2D<65 :7 E96J 925 2 BF6DE:@?]k^Am kAm%9:D :D?’E E96 E:>6 7@C BF6DE:@?D[ D2:5 s6=] y@6 t==:?8E@?[ 2 #6AF3=:42?

1 month ago | mountainstatespotlight.org | Henry Culvyhouse |Duncan Slade

Electrician instructor Jeremy Smith stood at the lectern in the House Education Committee room to talk about a bill that would change a place that gave him a second chance. Smith said the legislation could hurt the Ben Franklin Career Center, which allowed a high school dropout like him to get a degree. Toward the back, a couple of delegates were talking amongst themselves. Smith asked if they had a question. This isn’t the time for questions, said Del.

1 month ago | timeswv.com | Duncan Slade

Three years ago, West Virginians were asked to give lawmakers more control over the day–to–day operations of the state’s public schools. Teachers unions, county superintendents and the state Board of Education opposed the proposed constitutional amendment, saying that it would inject politics into classrooms. kAm(6DE ':C8:?:2?D D@F?5=J C6;64E65 E96 2>6?5>6?E] u:7EJ\6:89E A6C46?E @7 G@E6CD H6C6 282:?DE :E]k^Am kAm}@H[ E96 w@FD6 :D 25G2?4:?8 =68:D=2E:@?

1 month ago | mountainstatespotlight.org | Duncan Slade

Three years ago, West Virginians were asked to give lawmakers more control over the day–to–day operations of the state’s public schools. Teachers unions, county superintendents and the state Board of Education opposed the proposed constitutional amendment, saying that it would inject politics into classrooms. West Virginians soundly rejected the amendment. Fifty-eight percent of voters were against it.