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Battle rages in W.Va. over control of public school policy
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Amber McCoy a fourth grade teacher, poses at Kellogg Elementary School in Huntington, W.Va. on October 17, 2022. McCoy, a union member, opposes a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot this November that would give the legislature ultimate control over education policy decisions in West Virginia. - photo by AP Photo/Leah Willingham
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Voters in West Virginia will get the final say on a ballot question that would amend the state constitution to give the Republican-dominated legislature control over virtually every aspect of public schooling. The vote comes amid a fight raging nationally over the politicization of schools. West Virginia's Republican leaders have joined politicians elsewhere in pushing to regulate how subjects such as race are taught in classrooms and funnel public money into alternative education options, including charter schools and voucher programs.