PEMBROKE, N.C., May 7 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:
UNC Pembroke is launching a new program to help more students become licensed science
and math teachers and serve in the classrooms where they are needed most.
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Brave Innovators of STEM Education program willrecruit
undergraduate and transfer students pursuing science or mathematics education and
provide the financial, academic and professional support needed to help them complete
their degrees, earn licensure and begin their teaching careers.
The program comes at a time when school districts across southeastern North Carolina
continue to face a shortage of qualified math and science teachers, particul...