MSU awarded $1.2M MDE grant for Mississippi Teacher Residency program

MSU awarded $1.2M MDE grant for Mississippi Teacher Residency program

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University-Meridian’s Division of Education is receiving a $1.2 million grant from the Mississippi Department of Education to help strengthen and expand the state’s teacher pipeline.

MSU awarded $1.2 million MDE grant for Mississippi Teacher Residency program - Mississippi Monitor

Mississippi State University-Meridian’s Division of Education is receiving a $1.2 million grant from the Mississippi Department of Education to help strengthen and expand the state’s teacher pipeline. MSU is among nine Institutions of Higher Education awarded a total of $2,968,855 in grants through MDE’s Mississippi Teacher Residency, or MTR, program to cover tuition and expenses for up to 236 individuals seeking licensure in elementary and spec…