Blogs

Evaluating Innovative Pathways into the Teaching Profession
Matt Finster
February 22, 2021

A recent WVNews article, “… Read More

West Virginia Sees Unique Collaboration Forming to Find Solutions to Persistent Teacher Shortages
Matt Finster
February 15, 2021

A recent WVNews article, “… Read More

The NIC: Region 5 is Working Together to Address Problems of Practice in a New Era of Schooling
W. Christopher Brandt
February 8, 2021

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

– Helen Keller… Read More

Capacity-Building and Collaborative Tools Can Support Strategic Budgeting
Brad Keller
January 19, 2021

The Region 5 Comprehensive Center (R5CC) has been meeting with representatives from the … Read More

Disruption: Resources to Support
Matt Finster, Allison Layland
November 16, 2020

As we move into the early winter, sharp raises in the number of COVID-19 cases are creating additional disruptions in districts and schools’ plans. For example… Read More

Actions To Address Teacher Shortages Exacerbated By COVID-19
Matt Finster
October 30, 2020

Several West Virginia schools have had to close due to shortages(link is external)(link is external) in… Read More

‘Bright Spots’ in Four Key Areas Across Our Region
Region 5 Comprehensive Center
October 30, 2020

The Region 5 Comprehensive Center (CC) Advisory Board held its September 2020 meeting virtually to safely and conveniently include Edward James, the U.S. Department of Education’s Region 5 CC… Read More