Nazareth Trains Urban Educators With New Grant That Pays Up to Half Their College Tuition
Funding from New York state and Nazareth College will support urban education by paying up to half the tuition cost for 20 education students per year at Nazareth for the next five years.
Nazareth College received $650,000 in state Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC) II grant funding for students who live in New York and are from racial/ethnic populations historically underrepresented in the teaching field. Nazareth has administered TOC grants for the state Education Department since 1989, most recently a three-year TOC I grant for $240,000 that ends in June.
Eligible students must be committed to teaching in high-need urban schools and enroll full-time in one of these Nazareth degree programs:
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Bachelor's in adolescence education or early childhood/elementary education
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Master's in education technology, inclusive adolescence, inclusive early childhood, inclusive childhood education, literacy specialist, or Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
For details and application instructions, see naz.edu/toc
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Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
