Kansas university wins grant targeting Hispanic teachers
July 5, 2019
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A recently awarded grant will help local teachers who are Hispanic or who teach in districts with large Hispanic populations.
The Joplin Globe reports that the Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian program awarded Pittsburg State University's College of Education a $530,281 grant to provide scholarships, mentoring and laptops to 25 teachers from Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
University officials said school districts in those four states have experienced significant growth in their Hispanic populations in the past five years.
The project to be funded by the grant...
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