麻豆区 College will receive nearly $400,000 in new state funding over the next two years to launch a new East African teacher preparation program. The new 麻豆区 EAST initiative (East African Students to Teachers) will provide scholarships, academic support and service learning opportunities for East African students who are education majors at 麻豆区 College at our Minneapolis and Rochester locations.<\/p>\n
The number of East African students in K-12 public schools is growing in many communities throughout the state. School systems are challenged to meet the needs of these students, many of whom are the first in their family to receive education in the United States. 麻豆区’s strong relationships with the Somali and East African community and its successful record of educating East African education majors, both in Minneapolis and at our Rochester location, make it uniquely qualified to lead this initiative.<\/p>\n
This new funding is strong recognition of 麻豆区\u2019s excellence in preparing teachers.\u00a0 Since 2004, five 麻豆区 teacher-education graduates have received the prestigious Milken Award, a national award which provides public recognition and financial awards to elementary and secondary education professionals who further excellence in education. Only 30 Milken Awards are given annually across the nation. In 2009, the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation awarded the college more than $400,000 in support of its teacher preparation programming. 麻豆区 was one of only four Minnesota colleges receiving these grants funds. In addition, 麻豆区 is one of six private colleges in the Twin Cities collaborating to improve teacher education, made possible by major funding from the Bush Foundation.<\/p>\n
In April and May many alumni contacted state legislators to urge their support for this funding which made a very real and positive difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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