SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Mar 28, 2002--Aspiring teachers who could use $20,000 to get their teaching credentials are invited to apply online for the Governor`s Teaching Fellowship Program at www.teacher-fellowship.calstate.edu.
Each year, the program awards merit-based fellowships to students to help pay tuition and living expenses while preparing to become fully credentialed teachers. The Governor`s Teaching Fellowship Program currently has 1,200 Fellows and is looking forward to awarding 1,000 more fellowships in September 2002.
The $20,000 awards are a bold incentive by Governor Davis for future teachers to complete their teacher preparation program in continuous full-time study at any California State University, University of California, or independent college/university accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
The application period for this year`s fellowships is open through May 1, 2002. Applicants must have a bachelor`s degree and be permanent residents of the United States by Sept. 1, 2002.
To become a Governor`s Fellow, successful applicants also must make a commitment to teach for four years in low-performing schools in California; should not be employed as a full-time teacher or long-term substitute (teacher of record) beginning Sept. 1, 2002, through completion of the teacher preparation program; and should not hold a preliminary or clear teaching credential.
The California State University, Office of the Chancellor was selected by Governor Davis to administer the Governor`s Teaching Fellowship Program.
''This is one of several innovative programs that help attract and retain high-quality teachers to meet California`s teacher shortage and improve scores at low-performing schools,'' said Charles B. Reed, chancellor of the CSU system, which prepares 60 percent of the state`s new teachers. ''We expect to see an improvement over time in the schools where the Governor`s Fellows are teaching.''
For a list of 2001 Governor`s Teaching Fellows visit www.ose.ca.gov.
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