W.Va. Republicans Pitch Education Bill, Allows For Charter Schools But Doesn’t Include Vouchers

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Senate Republicans have pitched a broad-based education plan that allows for charter schools but doesn’t include vouchers.
Senate President Mitch Carmichael released a lengthy draft of the proposal late Friday and says it’s a compromise that folds in many ideas backed by Democrats.
The legislation includes a pay raise for teachers, mental health services for students and a provision that would withhold pay for teachers if a school is close