Sam Houston State University was one of 12 Minority Serving Institutions to receive a portion of the U.S. Department of Education’s Augustus F. Hawkins Centers for Excellence Program grants, which aim to increase high-quality teacher preparation programs for teachers of color, strengthen the diversity of the teacher pipeline and address teacher shortages.
Grantees were selected based on their focus on key aspects of a high-quality teacher preparation pipeline, including evidence-based, comprehensive preparation that emphasizes classroom experience and mentorship. It will allow the university to build off its already cutting-edge Education Preparation Program, which provides support services for students seeking degrees that prepare them for Texas certification as classroom teachers, principals, superintendents, educational diagnosticians, reading specialists, school librarians and school counselors.
