Facing teacher shortage, MDE awards $9.8M to future educators’ tuition

In an effort to fill over 3,000 teacher vacancies, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is awarding nearly $10 million to five universities to cover tuition for aspiring educators. Through the Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program, $9,886,468 will go to Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, the … Continue reading Facing teacher shortage, MDE awards $9.8M to future educators’ tuition