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May 3, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Western Governors University is observing National Teacher Appreciation Week this week by offering scholarships for education professionals, according to a news release.
The release says WGU plans to offer up to $2 million in scholarships for current and future education professionals who are working toward their bachelor’s or master’s degrees through WGU’s Teachers College.
The release says Tennessee saw a decline in educators in 2020 due to COVID-19, as well as issues about access to higher education degrees.
New and enrolling students can apply for the scholarship through June 30 here.
Each of the WGU Loves Teachers scholarships are valued at up to $4,000, or $1,000 per six month term, the release says. The scholarship can be renewed for up to four terms.
La Jolla public schools celebrate their Teachers of the Year
The La Jolla public school Teachers of the Year for 2021 are (from left): Andrea Carlson, Heather Chiaro, Tori Geyer, Carole LeCren and Stephani McCabe-Halloran.
(Courtesy of Andrea Carlson, Heather Chiaro, Tori Geyer, Carole LeCren and Rory Halloran)
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In a school year characterized by unprecedented challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the five public schools in La Jolla have chosen their Teachers of the Year for 2021.
The five will receive a gift basket of personalized items including a tote bag, mask and shirt from their principals and San Diego Unified School District Area 5 Superintendent Mitzi Merino during National Teacher Appreciation Week this week. SDUSD also will honor them and the rest of the district’s Teachers of the Year, along with the 2020 winners, in a virtual celebration Tuesday, May 4.
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Members of the Selma community are honoring teachers ahead of National Teacher Appreciation Week.
Teachers are being honored for their work during the pandemic and for their role in shaping history.
Historic Brown Chapel AME Church and two local eateries teamed-up to provide gift bags for more than a hundred teachers.
The bags were delivered to teachers at R. B. Hudson Steam Academy and Clark Elementary School Thursday morning.
“We just want to recognize and respect what they historically down across the years but also for what they’re doing right now,” said Rev. Leodis Strong.
Teachers at both schools played a vital role in the Selma Voting Rights Movement.
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May is heritage month for Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders as well as Jewish Americans.
It is also National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, National Building Safety Month, National Foster Care Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month.
Biden s proclamations also honored other events, such as Law Day, which falls on Saturday, and National Teacher Appreciation Week for 2021, which begins on Monday, May 3. Proclamations recognizing these events are considered ceremonial.