New fully online education degree poised to meet diverse needs of Colorado s children – UCCS Communique uccs.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uccs.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The University of Colorado Denver is launching a statewide effort to make it easier for new and existing early childhood teachers to earn college degrees.
The university won a $2.3 million grant from a funders group called the Early Educator Investment Collaborative to bring together a coalition of university, community college, and state leaders over the next two and a half years. The kick-off meeting is Thursday.
The effort unfolds at a pivotal time in Colorado, with planning for a new early childhood agency and a state-funded universal preschool program underway. It also comes amid a pandemic that spotlighted the importance of early childhood teachers, but also the low pay and long hours that can put college classes out of reach for many of them.Â
Ann Schimke
The University of Colorado Denver is launching a statewide effort to make it easier for new and existing early childhood teachers to earn college degrees.
The university won a $2.3 million grant from a funders group called the Early Educator Investment Collaborative to bring together a coalition of university, community college, and state leaders over the next two and a half years. The kick-off meeting is Thursday.
The effort unfolds at a pivotal time in Colorado, with planning for a new early childhood agency and a state-funded universal preschool program underway. It also comes amid a pandemic that spotlighted the importance of early childhood teachers, but also the low pay and long hours that can put college classes out of reach for many of them.
University of Hawaii receives $1 3M to support early childhood educators bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Georgia State Faculty Receive $800,000 Grant To Diversify Early Childhood Education Workforce in Georgia gsu.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gsu.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.