Teacher loss eases in W.Va. border counties
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) _ Incentives and higher gas prices appear to be keeping West Virginia teachers closer to home.
School administrators in several border counties say they have fewer unfilled positions this year than in the past. That indicates fewer teachers are crossing the border to take higher paying jobs in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania or Virginia.
Dale Shaffer with the Jefferson County school system attributes an increase in special education, math and science teachers to people wanting shorter commutes because of higher gas prices.
Incentives may also be a factor, Shaffer says. The Eastern Panhandle county offers teachers about $150 a month for child-care services and tuition reimbursement for continued education.
Officials in Wayne and Ohio counties say they haven't lost many teachers this year either.
In fact, Ohio County has never had much of a teacher migration to Ohio and Pennsylvania, according
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