JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), through its Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program, is awarding $9.88M in grants to five universities – Delta State, Jackson State, Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi and William Carey - to cover tuition and expenses for up to 240 people seeking a graduate degree in elementary and secondary education. The MDE is using American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to cover the grants. The MTR will provide grants to the universities’ educator preparation programs to enroll participants to work toward their graduate degree and Mississippi teacher certification. It’s designed to teach in geographic-critical shortage districts serving low-income children, racial/ethnic minorities and children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Individuals accepted will receive full scholarships, testing fees, books and mentor stipends. Applications will be available on MDE’s website by April. MTR is one of the state’s strategies to address the national teacher shortage. (Source: MDE media release 12/17/21) MDE awarding more than $9.8M in grants to five Mississippi universities to enroll more potential teachers in elementary and secondary education graduate degree programs | The Mississippi Department of Education (mdek12.org)
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