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- Governor Announces Teacher Training Program
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Nov 6, 2009Metro Desk
The State of Michigan is working with two non-profits to train 240 new science and math teachers.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation are offering $30,000 Master’s program fellowships for teachers or people with a science or math background.
Governor Jennifer Granholm says Michigan is on the leading edge since this is the second such teacher training effort nationally.
“Could be folks who worked in the auto industry who could be retrained engineers, etc.. The bottom line is we’re focusing on science, technology, engineering and math. We’ve raised the standards. We want to make sure we have the teachers in the classroom to get the kids over these higher standards. We are very excited about it. It really puts Michigan on the map.”
To receive the stipend, an applicant must commit to teach at least three years at an urban or rural school. Both foundations say they selected Michigan for the effort based on need and the wide achievement gap between students in some areas of the state.
The fellows program will start in the spring of 2011.