<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/11/fairmont-state-university-receives-wvde-educator-preparation-partnership-assist-cooperating-teachers.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>11/13/2024 10:00:54 PM</pubDate><title>Fairmont State University Receives WVDE Educator Preparation Partnership to Assist Cooperating Teachers</title><description>Fairmont State University has been awarded $22,825 from the West Virginia Department of Education to offset expenses for cooperating teachers who assist education students with their clinical experience. The funds will serve as stipends for cooperating teachers from local public schools who support students in their final two semesters of the education program. </description><image><img src="/_images/news/wvde_media_release-news.jpg" alt="Students in class"/></image><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>College of Education-Health &amp; Human Performance</tag></tags></item>