SCOTUS ruling halts teacher training grants to UMN, St. Thomas

SCOTUS ruling halts teacher training grants to UMN, St. Thomas

Teacher training grants at the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas have been terminated again, following an April 4 order from the U.S. Supreme Court.The universities were notified in February that their teacher training grants from the federal government had been terminated, as part of a mass grant cancellation from the U.S. Department of Education. In March, a district judge in Maryland ordered the Department of Education …

End of federal grants could worsen teacher shortages

The abrupt termination of $600 million in federal teacher-training grants by the Trump administration — and the uncertainty that remains while their cancellation is contested in court — have left teacher candidates and university and school district leaders worried about whether the programs they fund can continue.The Teacher Quality Partnership grant and the Supporting Effective Educator Development grant have been used to help recruit and trai…