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Article: Our views: ; Education; Both McDowell County students and state taxpayers deserve better
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- November 8, 2001
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WEST Virginians treasure local control of education - at least
what shreds of that concept remain to them. Naturally, they want
some say about the schools their children attend.
But if county residents want some measure of control over their
schools, they must assume responsibility for the quality of those
schools as well. The state is now holding counties accountable for
delivering a quality education, a move that is long overdue.
The Office of Education Performance Audits recently found
McDowell County schools "seriously impaired." In a 144-page report,
state inspectors criticized the county for:
* "Deplorable, filthy, unsafe and disgusting" conditions in
schools - missing floor and ...