STATE PROPOSES LOWERING REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION - State Teacher Shortage |
(09/16/2017) |
The West Virginia Board of Education has proposed lowering requirements to become a public school teacher, related to the state's teacher shortage. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported that among the proposed changes are exempting education bachelor's degree holders who meet minimum grade point averages from having to pass a basic knowledge test. Another change would be no longer requiring non-education master's degree holders within "five years of directly related work experience" to pass a content knowledge test to teach the subject they hold a master's. Other changes are proposed concerning teacher licensure tests. |