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| Department of Education Cuts a Check for $1.174 Million for Math & Science Teacher Training Academy at UNM |
April 17, 2001 |
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Wilson secured the money in the fiscal year 2001 Department of Education budget
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Heather Wilson was pleased to announce today that the Department of Education will formally release $1.174 million that Wilson secured in the fiscal year 2001 budget to fund an expanded math & science teacher training academy at the University of New Mexico.
“The math and science teacher training academy at UNM will fill a tremendous need for our community,” said Wilson. “Increasingly, the best jobs in New Mexico will be in scientific, engineering and other high tech fields. In order to ensure that children in our public schools have a high quality math and science background to compete we must have well trained math and science teachers. This expanded math and science teacher training academy will help marshal the states tremendous scientific, mathematical and technological resources to ensure our children get a high quality education.”
The main goal of the “Math and Science Teacher Academy” is to increase the capability of New Mexico’s public school teachers to deliver appropriate, high quality math and science education. This will be accomplished both through the “pre-service” education of future teachers currently attending the College, as well as in advanced professional development workshops/institutes for existing K-12 educators from across the state.
The funding for the project will go toward technology enhancements, tuition and stipends for student and teacher participants, project documentation and research, Academy operating expenses, and travel reimbursement for trainers and participants. The institutes will involve not only public school teachers and UNM-COE faculty, but also scientists and engineers from the laboratories, as well as private sector representatives, including retirees and those seeking mid-life career changes.
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