Manchin Leads Effort To Better Categorize Rural Appalachia For Federal Education Resources
March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 12, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education, urging her to consider ruggedness scales in NCES's measurements to ensure areas like Appalachia are not left behind. NCES is responsible for collecting and analyzing education data, which includes c . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to Peggy Carr, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the U.S. Department of Education, urging her to consider ruggedness scales in NCES's measurements to ensure areas like Appalachia are not left behind. NCES is responsible for collecting and analyzing education data, which includes c . . .