As diversity programs and affirmative action come under attack, one question has gotten surprisingly little attention: whether the playing field has finally been leveled. In fact, inequity gaps have widened.
The Senate on Thursday passed the bill banning the use of single-use foam take containers and plastic items in restaurants, but it will allow customers to request a straw.
From 2011 to 2019, the state saw a 35 percent decline in Black learners in higher education – about 3,000 students – and from 2019 to 2020, West Virginia saw another 10 percent decline. This is according to Martha Snyder, the managing director of Postsecondary Education Transformation with HCM Strategies.