A Canary in the Coal Mine: Coalton, WV School Closure Highlights National Rural-Education Crisis
Community lawsuit challenges state policy that strips funding from low-income and remote students Coalton, West Virginia — October 2025 — As America debates educational equity, one small Appalachian town is living its consequences. Coalton Elementary School, serving generations of working-class families, faces shutdown on October 28, 2025 under a state funding system residents call discriminatory […]
