2008 Woodie Awards
NT earns millions for education
Elizabeth Knighten
Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: NEWS
"We believe in the importance of individual teachers," he said.
Rena Pederson of the National Math and Science Initiative said it is well documented that the U.S. is facing a serious competitive threat because of the continuing decline in math and science education.
"The beauty of the UTeach program is that it allows students to graduate in four years with both teacher certification and a bachelor's degree in math or science," she said.
The results of the program show that 90 percent of students go on to teach math or science immediately and 80 percent are still teaching after four years of graduating, she said.
"Our congratulations go out to UNT for stepping up to this national challenge, for putting together a superb, solid proposal that earned them this grant," Pederson said.
Fifty universities applied for the UTeach program but only 13 were given a grant.
She said NT had the capacity to train large numbers of math and science teachers and support them.
Gerald McElvy, president of the ExxonMobil Foundation, said ExxonMobil has been involved with supporting educational programs like Teach North Texas for many years across the U.S.
"Most of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't for one or two or three teachers who made it possible for us to believe in ourselves and that really is what this is all about," said Bataille, "and it is what we are going to do here as we launch TNT and we produce these incredible teachers who will go out and make a huge difference, first in Ft. Worth and then the whole country."
Contacts:
1) Rena Pederson (214) 665-2523
2) Dr. Malon Southerland (979) 776-7597
3) Dr. Gretchen Bataille (940) 565-2026
4) Wynn Rosser-Executive Director, Greater Texas Foundation (979) 776-7597
5) Gerald McElvy (212) 627-4140 (This is the number I found online)
6) Congressman Michael Burgess (817) 531-8454 (Ft. Worth, Texas Number) / (972) 434-9700 (Lewisville, Texas Number) / (202) 225-7772 (Washington D.C. Number)
Rena Pederson of the National Math and Science Initiative said it is well documented that the U.S. is facing a serious competitive threat because of the continuing decline in math and science education.
"The beauty of the UTeach program is that it allows students to graduate in four years with both teacher certification and a bachelor's degree in math or science," she said.
The results of the program show that 90 percent of students go on to teach math or science immediately and 80 percent are still teaching after four years of graduating, she said.
"Our congratulations go out to UNT for stepping up to this national challenge, for putting together a superb, solid proposal that earned them this grant," Pederson said.
Fifty universities applied for the UTeach program but only 13 were given a grant.
She said NT had the capacity to train large numbers of math and science teachers and support them.
Gerald McElvy, president of the ExxonMobil Foundation, said ExxonMobil has been involved with supporting educational programs like Teach North Texas for many years across the U.S.
"Most of us wouldn't be here if it wasn't for one or two or three teachers who made it possible for us to believe in ourselves and that really is what this is all about," said Bataille, "and it is what we are going to do here as we launch TNT and we produce these incredible teachers who will go out and make a huge difference, first in Ft. Worth and then the whole country."
Contacts:
1) Rena Pederson (214) 665-2523
2) Dr. Malon Southerland (979) 776-7597
3) Dr. Gretchen Bataille (940) 565-2026
4) Wynn Rosser-Executive Director, Greater Texas Foundation (979) 776-7597
5) Gerald McElvy (212) 627-4140 (This is the number I found online)
6) Congressman Michael Burgess (817) 531-8454 (Ft. Worth, Texas Number) / (972) 434-9700 (Lewisville, Texas Number) / (202) 225-7772 (Washington D.C. Number)
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