In some West Virginia counties, an African American student is 7x more likely to be suspended for the same infraction as a white student. In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth I’ll be introducing a bill to reform our school suspension system to prevent the school-to-prison pipeline.
Joshua Higginbotham
@Higginbotham4WV · WV · H
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CoverageJan 7, 2020 to Nov 3, 2024
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Far too many West Virginia students don<U+2019>t know how to balance a checkbook, create a budget, or pay their taxes. One of the things I championed in the Legislature was requiring personal finance for all high school students. Should this be taught in schools? https://t.co/cieASDsKGg
A Professor at Marshall University said she hoped all Trump supporters die of COVID before the election. As the Vice-Chairman of the Education Committee, I am requesting that she be fired immediately. This kind of behavior should not be tolerated at any school in West Virginia,
A poll was released today showing that 63% of Americans my age do not know that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. I will once again be introducing a bill to require this to be taught to ALL West Virginia students. https://t.co/uoHCijhcs0
Marshall University @marshallu now has an aviation program! They’ll be training 200 future pilots & technicians right here in the Kanawha Valley. Honored to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony! https://t.co/XvOMGcDwKt
There are 1,000 pages of law controlling how West Virginia teachers are allowed to teach in the classroom! I’ve been appointed the Chairman of a new task force to eliminate some of these unnecessary and overburdensome regulations. Let teachers teach! And let students learn! https://t.co/A9FTANCqQ9
We just passed a bill requiring West Virginia students to take a personal finance class. Kids will finally know how to balance a checkbook, pay their bills, & understand taxes! Watch my weekly update: https://t.co/fYCJY8kC7e
My guest at the Capitol this week was Max Knapp who started his own investment company here in West Virginia. We met with lawmakers about requiring personal finance for all high school students. Do you support this idea? https://t.co/VKI5mb71jv
Do you want to homeschool or private school your student in West Virginia? You can qualify for $4,600 each year, per child with The Hope Scholarship. https://t.co/x6VaAd34H2
Dozens of students from the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind sang Country Roads for us at the Capitol. Each one of these kids are Gods beautiful creations! https://t.co/muA4ehbBHz