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Monongalia school board approves WAJR "Ask the Educators" contract after debate over $12,000 cost
Summary
The Monongalia County Schools Board of Education voted to approve a $12,000-per-year agreement with WAJR to continue the "Ask the Educators" program after several board members questioned the cost and the districtadministration defended the station's audience reach ahead of an upcoming levy renewal.
The Monongalia County Schools Board of Education voted Jan. 14 to approve a contract with radio station WAJR for the "Ask the Educators" program, despite objections from board members who said the $12,000 annual fee amounted to paid promotion.
Board members and district administrators debated the value of the contract, with administrators saying WAJR reaches an audience the district's own platforms do not and that the relationship will be important going into the district's upcoming excess levy renewal.
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