WVEduCast – Episode 2: Education-based Initiatives of the 2021 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature

The second episode of WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening or for download below. Thanks to everyone who listened to parts one and two of our first episode and to all who have subscribed to the podcast so far.

In episode two, we hear from West Virginia State Senator Patricia Puertas Rucker (R - Jefferson, 16), who serves as Chair of the West Virginia Senate's Committee on Education and Co-Chair of the Interim Committee on Education Accountability.  Senator Rucker was first elected in 2017 and is the first Hispanic woman to represent the ...

WVEduCast – Episode 1, Part 2: Local Control at the State Level

As promised in last week's post, part two of our very first episode of WVEduCast – An Education Law Podcast has been posted and is available for listening or for download below.

Our inaugural episode is a special two-part series on the topic of local control.  In part one, we heard from Dr. Howard O'Cull, Executive Director of the West Virginia School Board Association, who provided perspective from the county level.

Part two features an engaging discussion from the state perspective with attorney Heather Hutchens, General Counsel for the West Virginia Department of Education

WVEduCast – Episode 1, Part 1: Local Control at the County Level

Welcome to WVEduCast – an Education Law podcast from your friends at Bowles Rice.  The first episode in our brand new podcast has been posted and is available for download below.

To properly kick-off this new endeavor, our first episode is actually part one of a two part series on the topic of local control. Because it is a hot topic, we are featuring two perspectives: one from the local, county level and one from the state level.

For the local take, Bowles Rice attorney and WVEduCast host Trey Morrone talks with Dr. Howard O'Cull, Executive Director of the West Virginia School Board ...