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AFT-Kanawha Local 4444 is the locally chartered union of the American Federation of Teachers. [9] [10] AFT-Kanawha represents only teachers in Kanawha County. Fred Albert is the president of AFT Local 4444. [11] AFT-Kanawha is a local affiliate of AFT-West Virginia. [12] All AFT local unions are affiliated with the National and WV AFL-CIO [13]
Coordinates: 38.2874°N 81.6604°W. The Kanawha County Textbook War, also known as the Kanawha County Textbook Controversy, was a violent school control struggle in the 20th century United States. It led to the largest protests ever in the history of Kanawha County, West Virginia, the shooting of one bystander, and extended school closings.
The West Virginia Constitution of 1872 dismantled the township system, though the State would remain divided into 398 school districts until the County Unit Plan was approved in 1933, which organized schools at the county level. [4] The West Virginia Board of Education was established in 1908. At that time, the Board's members were appointed by ...
Kanawha County Board of Education: Outcome: Controversy becomes international cause célèbre, focused on student rights, anarchism, the post–September 11 anti-war movement, and the new sociopolitical landscape of post-9/11 American society.
Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.kanawha.us. Kanawha County (/ kəˈnɔːə / kə-NAW-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 180,745, [1] making it West Virginia's most populous county. [2] The county seat is Charleston, [3] which is also the state capital and most populous city.
Atkinson Charleston board of education, 1869-'71, and assistant county superintendent of public schools, 1868-'70. became the assistant superintendent of public schools for Kanawha County, serving from 1868 to 1870. [1] For part of this period, Atkinson also collected tolls for the Kanawha River Board (1869 to 1871). [1]
Comparison. West Virginia ranks as one of the lowest scoring states for education in the United States. According to The National Assessment of Educational Progress, the state ranks significantly below the national average in mathematics, reading, writing, and science. This is compared to its surrounding states of Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky ...
20 Kanawha County. Toggle Kanawha County subsection. 20.1 Charleston. 21 Lewis County. ... Education in West Virginia; List of school districts in West Virginia ...