Program for Indigenous Teachers Gets $2.4M in State and Federal Grants

KJZZ Phoenix

Authors

Rocio Hernandez | KJZZ Fronteras

Description

The  Indigenous Teacher Education Program at the University of Arizona has received $2.4 million in state and federal grants to support its mission of increasing the number of Native American teachers.

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

Date of publication:
2021