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The Cold Hard Facts

by WVEA, Please help Us

Mar 2, 2011

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To all of you out there who continue to want only an "across the board" pay raise for all teachers, please check out the above wv tax web site and check out each county's average dwelling value and cost per square foot. The eastern panhandle averages over TWICE the state wide value. THESE ARE THE COLD HARD FACTS. Therefore, WVEA, please SUPPORT the eastern panhandle's need to retain more of the local share of revenue in this area and SUPPORT the teachers in this area. I have been in the WVEA for 21 years, but this will be my last if they don't step up to the plate and realize that mortgages in the eastern panhandle are diporportionatley high compared to the entire state. Teachers in the eastern panhandle counties are fed up with Charleston not paying attention to the high cost of living in this area. No, we’re not talking about milk or gas, but a place to sleep at night. Rent or mortgage, they are both astronomically higher than any other part of the state, ye...See More

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been there Damn, I must have slept through that. I taught in the EP. Our county had the secondlowest pay in the state, and there were no bonus pay, no housing allowance, no return for medical.

Mar 7, 2011

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On 3/06/11, HowAbout wrote: > How about the coal fields keep more of their local money as well? > Oh wait, the other counties without coal would be ticked because > their fundin...See MoreFriday, April 1, 2011 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Place: Sheraton Baltimore City Hotel 101 West Fayette Street Baltimore, MD 21201

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On 3/06/11, HowAbout wrote: > How about the coal fields keep more of their local money as well? > Oh wait, the other counties without coal would be ticked because > their funding would take a serious blow because they get lots of > money from the industry that even isnt in their counties. > > On 3/06/11, Simple Solution wrote: >> >> Why not simply start by keeping more of the personal property >> tax revenues in the EP? Oh, wait, I forgot, the WVEA would >> never support this. They have to appease everyone. >> Keeping more of the local share would solve so many of the >> problems in the EP. Did you know that only 4% of the tax >> revenue sent to Charleston from the EP actually comes back to >> that area? >> What a sham. >> >> On 3/05/11, forgot to add wrote: >>> I also forgot to add this: >>> >>> Gas is $0.30 more in Martinsburg than in Keyser as of >>> 03.03.11. In fact, gas has for the past 8 years been >>> CHEAPER in Keyser than in Martinsburg! The highest it hit >>> a few years ago in Keyser was 3.99/gallon when it was >>> about 4.29/gal in Martinsburg... >>> >>> Milk is $0.25 more per gallon at the Wal Mart in >>> Martinsburg than in Keyser. >>> >>> So not sure what food and gas is cheaper in the EP... >>> >>> Perhaps it is that little green leafy stuff you have been >>> smoking? >>> >>> On 3/05/11, BigGame wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> There is one thing you failed to point out in your >>>> salary figures. The Eastern Panhandle counties give >>>> Housing Allowances, Medical reimbursements, etc to >>>> their teachers. Why didn't you add that to your story? >>>> >>>> Three ex-students of mine are teachers in the Eastern >>>> panhandle. Recently all three had chances to come back >>>> to their home County and they all told me the same >>>> thing, that they each received 7,000 dollar bonuses at >>>> Christmas and could not afford to take that kind of pay >>>> cut to come home. They also had their Master Degrees >>>> paid for by the County they are teaching in, I can't do >>>> that here in North Central WV .....so GET YOUR FACTS >>>> STRAIGHT before you start moaning!!!!! >>>> >>>> Also, last time I checked the EP had way lower costs on >>>> food, gas, etc. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3/04/11, Please take a look at this site wrote: >>>>> All of you, please check out this site. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [link removed].

Mar 7, 2011

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Jefferson Co. Teacher Agree! Maybe we should join proclaim our independence and join VA or MD?

On 3/05/11, JMO wrote: > I would say that, based upon your proposal to pay EP teachers > more than the rest of the rest of the state, what kind of > formula would you use? As I read down the list of counties on > the link that you provided, according to y...See More

Apr 2, 2011

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FL Conch Republic Hello! The Eastern section could follow what the FL KEYS (Conch Republic ) have tried years ago to separate from the US with road blocks.

On 4/02/11, Jefferson Co. Teacher wrote: > Agree! Maybe we should join proclaim our independence and join VA > or MD? > > > On 3/05/11, JMO wrote: >> I would say that, based upon yo...See More

Apr 4, 2011

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Doubting Thomas Every county has benefits and drawbacks, if you are unhappy where you are, move. Raising salaries for a portion of the teachers in WV will only create more problems for everyone. Perhaps pay should be based on individual circumstances, if we let PEIA determine our wages maybe everyone can get a pay cut every time we get a raise, like I do. The hard...See More

Apr 4, 2011

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