"In the single, smaller communities, the biggest entity in employers is school districts or the school," said Jim LaPrad.The teacher shortage continues to have
The WIU and Macomb communities are invited to attend a special ceremony that will unveil a gift by the late Arlington and Arlene Seymour, marking the future expansion of the Great River Teacher Corps.
Tracy Family Foundation supporting rural teacher program
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The Mount Sterling-based Tracy Family Foundation has provided a $60,000 gift to support a program designed to attract quality teachers to the region.
The foundation in 2018 donated $76,000 to the Great River Teacher Corps at Western Illinois University. The money is used to provide scholarships for education students who will work in west-central Illinois schools after graduation.
Students chosen for the program receive $8,000 to $14,000 in scholarship assistance. In return, they agree to teach in a small or rural school in one of 22 counties for at least three years.
The first teachers to take part in the program graduated in May.