University secures match for teacher mentoring grant

December 19, 2011

Marmian Grimes

The University of ÐÓ°Épro has successfully secured $1.5 million in private matching money required to receive a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand early career teacher mentoring.

The ÐÓ°Épro Statewide Mentor Project, a partnership between the University of ÐÓ°Épro and the State Department of Education and Early Development, estimates an additional 850 early career teachers and 46,000 students over the course of the grant will benefit.

For more information visit the UA system website.