The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

By Brad Moore

When the legislature meets every two years it can be a stressful time for schools. During the session there are several decisions made that effect schools from changes in the laws to changes in our budgets. The previous two legislative sessions have been beneficial to schools as we have seen increases in our budgets as well as increased flexibility for trustees in utilizing the funds.

We knew going into the 2017 session was going to be tighter on the financial end. If you followed the major newspapers early in the session you will have seen countless articles on potential...