Michigan State University (MSU) is one of six universities participating in the Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowship, a new fellowship in Michigan created last fall with a $16.7 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The WKKF-WW Michigan teaching fellows receive a $30,000 stipend to pursue a master’s degree in teaching, agreeing to spend three years teaching in high-need schools.
The fellowship is designed to provide more services for underserved areas as well as produce more educators in the area of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
“MSU is committed to helping address critical shortages in the work force as Michigan faces the demands of today’s global economy,” says MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. “Our College of Education has already made the enhancement of effective math and science teachers a top priority. The Woodrow Wilson fellowship will allow the teacher education program to build on its strengths and produce more teachers able to provide high-quality STEM instruction in our state’s urban schools.”
The fellowship will prepare 240 teachers over two years, beginning in 2011. The University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University,Western Michigan University, Grand Valley State University and Wayne State University are also participating in the fellowship.
Source: MSU
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