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West Virginia Schools Face Funding Crisis | Charleston News
West Virginia’s education funding crisis is hitting a breaking point as lawmakers scramble to fix a $200 million shortfall in special education funds. Chairman Joe Statler of the House Education Committee is pushing for real reform, meeting with superintendents and hunting for cost-cutting measures amid shrinking state revenues. With competing priorities like PEIA, road repairs, and child welfare—and some still pushing for tax cuts—the pressure mounts to balance budgets without collapsing the system. Meanwhile, the ACLU plans to sue on behalf of Lincoln County students, citing a landmark 1982…
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