Richard Duncan

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[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

@ChangeWVmore This race will be studied by future generations. Mostly because they’re going to be confused as to how we got to two weeks out before someone realized 2 of 3 major parties nominated someone who didn’t live in the district. 🤦‍♂️

[Out Of Context Communism @OOCcommunism]

feels like there's kind of an elephant in the room with this map but I can't quite put my finger on it

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

@radiomonroe Reminds me of how our neighbors in KY try every so often to get local govs to merge, esp. tiny / poor ones like Martin and Letcher, but only the two largest metro areas have so far (Louisville, Lexington). Now they’re building a ton of new / renovated courthouses instead.

[USA Reject @sadreturns]

“imagine Russia occupying all of this area in Germany.” i can’t, that’s simply too hard to picture

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

@HuffmanJE @jldobrinsky Best part is how little of that screenshot is correct…

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

@BradMcElhinny @DaveA70

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

@BradMcElhinny @DaveA70 It’s a table that’s round and people sit at it, but that’s not important right now.

[Ben Sasse @BenSasse]

America’s best days may in fact be behind us, I fear…

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

@CardinalWV @kellakelWV …also after multiple “5%” raises to base teacher salaries after lagging at the bottom of the country in pay (and almost having to give back ESSER $ to Uncle Sam because state $ didn’t keep pace and violated maintenance of effort until the Great SBA Giveaway of 2024).

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

9 years ago, I made $80k as a super in WV (lowest then and since).

This year, I’ll make about the same as a high school CTE Director — with less stress — even as our scale has increased ~33% and I’m at a higher experience step.

We don’t pay school folks what other states do.

[WV News @WVNews247]

Are WV school admins underpaid?

West Virginia Ranks dead-last in median School Principal pay at roughly $80,650 per year.

Compare the states in the comments.

#wvnews #WVEducation #WestVirginia #WVPolitics #WVTeachers

[Dave Wilson @DaveWilsonMN]

COMMENTARY: "School closures do not have to be an inevitability. However, state lawmakers must do what local school boards have been criticized for not doing: make tough and even unpopular decisions..."

https://t.co/pTDmTP4YNF

[Jason Huffman @HuffmanJE]

“Education dollars should follow each child, with sensible adjustments for kids who cost more to educate. And, of course, it should come at a price the state can sustain.”

@james_d_paul is exactly right, here!

[James Paul @james_d_paul]

West Virginia's school funding formula needs reform. But @WVEducation's proposed overhaul is a step backward: more complexity, less local flexibility, and no fiscal estimate. Let's go back to the drawing board and build a formula that puts students first

https://t.co/CuzJ8PkSPr

[Chris Lawrence @WVOutdoors]

Things got heated during a four-hour meeting of the Taylor County School Board last night. https://t.co/1OiubMvcpG

[Jeff Jenkins @JeffJenkinsMN]

Taylor County Board of Education rejects impact statement on proposed Flemington Elementary closure, process comes to halt - WV MetroNews https://t.co/kTUbWQDBjm

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

Cue the french horn.

[Pewpew84 @Pewpew841]

This creeps me out a bit. Something was silently watching us from space while we set off nukes.

[#1 Patrick Morrisey Hater @ceceett]

It's fascinating to me that people in the replies think residents of the poorest county in the country can just uproot and relocate elsewhere. And even if they could, why should they have to? Would you uproot your life and move from your home because outsiders think you should?

[Richard Duncan @RDRocketDoctor]

I mean, no, they did not. The Boone County Board of Education has no say in the matter under state intervention.

[WCHS-TV @wchstv]

The Boone County Board of Education has voted to close schools in Whitesville and Van. https://t.co/WlU0yf3ijT