BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Sept. 28 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news release:
Drs. Trudy Little and Ellen Casale recently received a $1,249,373 grant that will support students looking to become early childhood special educators and developmental interventionists over the next 5 years. Project ISPIRE is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (H325K260090).
Project INSPIRE (Interdisciplinary Scholars Prepared in Research and Evidence-BasedPractices) has an advanced Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education - Moderate to Severe Disabilities (IECE-MSD) certification pathway. The project will recruit, support, and mentor 24 undergraduate scholarswhile strengthening coursework, clini...