West Virginia Department of Education

At the May meeting of the West Virginia Board of Education, the state Department of Education announced that Grow Your Own is now a federally recognized apprenticeship, thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor.

“Grow Your Own” is designed to provide innovative, low-cost pathways for high school students to enter the teaching profession. Students looking to become teachers can begin their teaching journey early by earning credits and eventually classroom teaching experience before they graduate high school.

Several West Virginia students from across the state got to speak with a family fleeing the war in Ukraine last week. They joined a video call with Ukrainian actress Alona Buznitskaya and her elderly mother and uncle.

West Virginia leaders in K-12 education are speaking out against a resolution approved by the West Virginia Legislature. The resolution, if approved by voters this fall, would allow the legislature to take rule-making authority from the West Virginia Board of Education.

The state of West Virginia is looking to partner with local government agencies, nonprofits and other organizations to help run a program to feed kids over the summer.

The ongoing teacher shortage in West Virginia was a major subject of the West Virginia Board of Education meeting Wednesday.

A new statewide academic competition – that will mirror a history bowl format – will launch for West Virginia high school students this month. The West Virginia Academic Showdown will be a head-to-head competition between high school teams from across the state.

West Virginia K-12 schools are experiencing a teacher shortage in all subjects, but there are five areas where that shortage is seen as critical. Those subjects include math and science, special education, elementary education and counseling -- and the shortage is felt most in southern counties, according to the West Virginia Department of Education.

On this West Virginia Morning, K-12 schools in the state are experiencing a teacher shortage in all subjects, and the southern counties are feeling it the most. We have a conversation about this challenge with the West Virginia Department of Education, and we also look at possible solutions.

West Virginia is among the top 10 states in the nation to offer foundational computer science courses in public schools. The recognition comes from an annual report released by the State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy.