- Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Michigan and Western Michigan universities, along with Michigan State, will participate in a two-year initiative to improve teacher preparation
- The initiative, a partnership with the Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative, is based on the best practices of a model in Arkansas
- Each university will get $100,000 award over two years
Five public universities in Michigan are teaming up to tackle the state’s teacher shortage.
The universities will participate in a new two-year statewide initiative to improve teacher preparation, recruitment, retention and quality in a collaboration with the nonprofit Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative.
The Education Preparation Provider Collaborative will include Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University, Michigan State University, Northern Michigan University and Western Michigan University…