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CPP Receives Grant to Support Residency Program for New Special Ed Teachers

Posted August 25, 2020 / Ashley Jones

The Education Specialist Credential Program has been awarded an additional $20,000 grant from the California State University system to train new special education teachers through its teacher-residency program offered in partnership with Upland Unified School District (UUSD). The grant program is part of…

Professors Beth Foster, Heather Wizikowski and Joanne Van Boxtel will spearhead the effort to increase the number of special education teachers and prepare fully credential adapted physical educators to teach physical education to students with disabilities.

CEIS to Tap $1.1 Million Grant to Fund Scholarships for Special Ed Teachers

Posted November 8, 2017 / Ashley Jones

The College of Education & Integrative Studies has received a $1.1 million federal grant to help alleviate the shortage of special education teachers in Southern California. The U.S. Department of Education grant will offer full-tuition scholarships for new post-baccalaureate students…