WRITTEN BY JAKE STUMP A glistening white Ford Explorer crept through the entrance of one of Charleston’s most notorious low-income housing developments. Riding along in
For those who long for an education renaissance, look in the mirror and across your own front and back yards. There you will find the
West Virginia’s GOP-controlled legislature is throwing itself at school vouchers so hard and fast that they can barely keep up with themselves. They passed a
howing up to speak publicly at government meetings in West Virginia can pay off. The Rev. Matthew Watts, a nonprofit leader on Charleston’s impoverished West
By Ryan Quinn ryan.quinn@hdmediallc.com Aug 15, 2022 The Rev. Matthew Watts, pastor at Grace Bible Church and nonprofit leader on Charleston’s West Side, speaks during
My late brother, Tom McJunkin, who founded mentoring programs for many West Virginia elementary schools, always spoke highly of the Rev. Matthew J. Watts, with
Part two of Ms. Susan Higgins interviewing me on the Legislature Today on the topic of Schools Discipline and Suspensions.
Ms. Susan Higgins interviewed me on the Legislature Today on the topic of Schools Discipline and Suspensions.
The Silent Underlying Condition- School Suspensions of Black Students
Rev. Matthew J. Watts has been a leader in his West Charleston community for decades and is a fearless advocate for education reform. He will be the first to point out that West Virginia is ranked dead last on most economic prosperity lists and its failing schools are yet another obstacle young students face.
“School suspension may be the single most important factor that drives children from the school yard to the prison yard.” ~Rev. Matthew J. Watts
What can one man, one town, one state do to change their course and stop the cycle of poverty and violence around them? “Education Reimagined: The Journey of West Virginia” tells the story of how West Virginia’s education system went from failing its students to helping them thrive, thanks in part to the innovative solutions championed by the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy.
Watch this 9-minute short documentary now.
