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Jackson State University is part of a coalition of universities and partner school districts that will help reform programs that prepare teachers.  The collaboration among six southern and southeastern population centers is called U.S.PREP (University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation).  Texas Tech University received the grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create the national center to foster teacher reform.  The coalition began with six universities in Texas and neighboring states.  Aside from JSU, other universities in the first cohort benefiting from a $7 million grant awarded to Texas Tech University include University of North Texas, University of Houston, Southeastern Louisiana University and University of Memphis.  The collaborative continues to expand to other universities.

For more information about U.S. PREP and the transformational changes that are in development for the preparation of current and future teacher candidate, click here.

Click here  for news highlights on the graduation of the first Tiger Teach Cohort.