Students petition College of Education to address problems with 5th-year teaching internship
Erickson Hall is home to the MSU College of Education, pictured on Nov. 6, 2017.
Students of the College of Education have created a petition to the College of Education to address their concerns regarding Michigan State’s fifth-year internship program for teaching students which have been heightened during the pandemic.
The petition is asking the College of Education to acknowledge the negative impact of the internship program on students’ mental health and financial situation. The petition was filed after a survey of students in the program showed that 69.5% of students were considering dropping the program or delaying taking it another year with the program in its current state. So far, 105 students have signed the petition.
Kenna Tasissa, who died unexpectedly Jan. 21, was a sociology major in the Class of 2021 from Cary, North Carolina. She was enrolled in the Secondary Teacher Preparation Program in the Program in Education at Duke and hoped to become a high school social studies teacher after graduation. Tasissa was also working to earn a certificate in markets and management.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Receives Grant to Help Fill Demand for STEM Teachers in High-Need School Districts
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“The U.S. Department of Labor is challenging communities to think as ‘One Workforce’,” Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training John Pallasch said in a statement. “In a post-coronavirus world, it is critical that local organizations think as one instead of independent parts of a process. Our goal is to create seamless community partnerships to build career pathways for local job seekers.”