May 27th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

Governor Patrick Morrisey has signed a bill kick-starting a program called Troops-To-Teachers, focusing on making it easier for veterans to become teachers in West Virginia schools. Morrisey says the program will fix the teacher shortage in the Mountain State and benefit veterans and students…

  

“One of the best ways to address that is to have people who have really wildly succeeded in other walks of life come in, and they can have other alternative certification pathways to get into the classroom quicker. This bill is going to gut the time to allow veterans to come in and to teach. It’s good for kids, it’s good for families, it’s good for teachers.”