UA launches Teach in Bama, a scholarship program to increase teacher education enrollment
Since 2013, the University of Alabama has seen a decrease in enrollment in undergraduate teacher education by 26% . In recent years, school districts across the country, and in Alabama, report a shortage of qualified teachers. A pipeline program created by the university, aims to get more students into the College of Education, and in return more teachers in the classroom. It’s called, “Teach in Bama.”
Teach in Bama scholarship program is a partnership between the University of Alabama and local school districts. Tuscaloosa City Schools is the first district in the state to fund student participation, but the program