The main objective of this study is to assess the status, practice and challenges of enhancingrnteachersâ€™ work motivation in primary and secondary schools of kurmuk wereda, BenishangulrnGumuz Region. To accomplish this purpose, the study employed a mixed research design. Thernstudy was carried out under purposely selected eight primary and secondary schools ofrnkurmuk wereda. A total of 88 participants were involved in the study. Among them, 75rnteachers were included as a samples through simple random selection and 8 secondary andrnprimary school principals, 4 cluster supervisors, one woreda education office expert /rncoordinator were included through purposive sampling technique. Questionnaires andrninterview were the main instruments of data collection. The analysis of the quantitative datarnwas carried out by using percentage, mean and standard deviation. The finding show that thernpractices of the schools to promote the teachers work motivation were not as muchrnsatisfactory as expected. In general, the findings from academic staff of secondary andrnprimary schools in kurmuk wereda showed that there has not been effective work as tornimprove the motivation level of teachers, and thus teachers are tempted to leave thernprofession. The major challenges of teachers work motivation in secondary and primaryrnschool in kurmuk wereda are low incentive and benefit, low technical supervision andrnworking conditions. Besides, the finding indicates that, there were low status of teachersrnwork motivation in kurmuk wereda primary and secondary school. Based on the findings, it isrnrecommended that secondary and primary schools, Wereda education and council officesrnshould give necessary incentives and benefit for teachers through provision of houses in ruralrnareas by mobilizing the rural community, rental homes in urban areas and furnishing thernworking conditions with refreshment facilities.rnKey words: Status, Practice, challenges, Work motivation of teachers, Kumruk wereda