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Tomblin's teacher hiring plan questioned
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia's schools superintendent and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's policy director defended the governor's sweeping education bill Thursday, saying it would empower teachers and principals.
Senate Majority Leader John Unger, though, said he will not support Tomblin's bill as written. Unger said the Governor's Office hasn't shown that proposed changes to teacher hiring practices would increase student achievement.
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Tomblin's teacher hiring plan questioned
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia's schools superintendent and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's policy director defended the governor's sweeping education bill Thursday, saying it would empower teachers and principals.
Senate Majority Leader John Unger, though, said he will not support Tomblin's bill as written. Unger said the Governor's Office hasn't shown that proposed changes to teacher hiring practices would increase student achievement.
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