Legislature 2008: Teachers

Oft-competing groups representing teachers have come out strong - and united - to decry Gov. Joe Manchin's teacher pay raise package.

"Leaders of the West Virginia Education Association, American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia and the West Virginia School Service Personnel Association issued a rare joint release Wednesday, calling the governor's proposals misleading and divisive," The Associated Press reports.

"The unions say the proposed 5.5 percent salary increase is not an accurate projection because the governor's proposal requires counties to use local share funds to pay it," the article said.