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CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arch Coal Foundation honored 12 outstanding West Virginia classroom teachers today with Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards. It is the state's longest running, privately sponsored teacher recognition program. Announcement of the teachers receiving a 2012 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award was made by Steven F. Leer, Arch Coal chairman and chief executive officer. He was accompanied by West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and...
CHARLESTON, W.Va., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards were presented to 12 outstanding West Virginia classroom teachers today by the Arch Coal Foundation. Announcement of the recipients of the statewide teacher recognition awards was made by Arch Coal Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steven F. Leer. He was accompanied by West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) Executive Director David Haney. The 12...
CHARLESTON, W.Va., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Prestigious Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards were presented to 12 outstanding West Virginia classroom teachers today by the Arch Coal Foundation. Announcement of the 12 teachers statewide receiving a 2010 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award was made by Steven F. Leer, Arch Coal chairman and chief executive officer. He was accompanied by West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) President Dale Lee...
'They are our stars of the teaching profession,' said Arch Coal Chairman and CEO CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Twelve outstanding West Virginia classroom teachers, with almost 350 years of combined teaching experience, today received prestigious Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards during a ceremony at the Clay Center. Joining Arch Coal Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steven F. Leer in honoring the 12 were Governor Joe Manchin, First Lady Gayle Manchin and...
By Howard Swint In a recent commentary, "Our schools are among best in U.S.," (Aug. 22) the new president of the West Virginia Education Association suggested that our school system really is among the best. Regrettably, that just isn't true. According to the U.S. Department of Education, measurable outcomes such as graduation rates, college attendance and adult education levels indicate we're average in some areas but far worse in others. In an August report, West Virginia's...
By Mannix Porterfield, The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. Jun. 15--Improving teacher salaries so the state can remain competitive by attracting and retaining qualified educators is a major goal of new West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee. A veteran educator at both the elementary and high school levels, Lee officially assumed his duties this weekend as head of the 14,000-member organization. "We're losing more and more teachers to surrounding states," Lee said in an...
