From the News & Observer:
For the past quarter of a century, North Carolina has offered a great deal to thousands of its brightest high school students: a free ride in college in exchange for teaching four years in Tar Heel classrooms...Read the full article
But that particular teacher pipeline is about to dry up.
The Teaching Fellows Program fell victim to the budget ax. As the legislature sought to deal with a $2.5 billion budget shortfall, it decided to phase out the $13.5 million annual funding for the program. This year's entering college freshman class will be the last to receive scholarships - though two Republican lawmakers suggested funding could be reinstated in future sessions.
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Der, we all be suh smart hew now. Or at least, that's the impression i get as to where we are headed with our gutted educational system.
By cwaster
08/02/2011