Increasing the Number of Indigenous Teachers Serving Indigenous Students

Oct. 11, 2021

Last year, Natives made up 2% of the state's educators, according to a July 2021 report from the Arizona Department of Education. 

Part of this funding will go toward financially support the program’s teaching candidates beyond just tuition and fee to remove those barriers to higher education.

UA program for Indigenous teachers gets $2.4M in state, federal grants