As teaching opportunities continue to grow, schools that offer degrees in education may be seeing their improvements of how the educators are prepared for the classroom added to their criteria. Grants are becoming increasingly available in many regions to help improve the education that future teachers are receiving. As a result, students will be better prepared for careers in all levels of education, from kindergarten to high school.
For example, the Teacher Quality Partnership grant awarded $99.8 million to 12 schools across the nation, including a donation of $9 million to Washington-based Heritage University. The funding allows Heritage students to have hands-on training, such as student classroom teaching, from the start of their education as opposed to the end. Future degree holders will also have the opportunity to experience teaching with a team or on their own.
Ian Grabenhorst, an assistant superintendent for educational services, stated that this project will "provide us with a unique opportunity to look at teacher preparation in a whole new light."
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2018, employment of kindergarten, elementary, middle and second school teachers is expected to increase by 13 percent.
