Tag Archive for: Educational Policy

Raylee’s Law Failure to Pass

Jenny Thacker, in a video recording, details the arguments for Raylee's Law and then goes on to describe the legislature's inaction in passing any of three versions. Any of the three would have included some provision in the law to provide oversight over the HOPE Scholarship program. This oversight could have prevented Raylee Browning's death at age eight.

Educational Opportunity: The TRIO Program

The TRIO program at Shepherd University is, or rather was, a Federal program that helped first generation college goers make the transition into a learning environment different from high school. First generation students have always had difficulties in understanding how to navigate though this new experience. The TRIO program was set up to assist them so they can succeed. And it's been highly successful. But has now been axed by the Trump administration and our community will have lost an important program to grow stronger.