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Published: Mon, February 25, 2008 - 12:35 pm
state to offer more than $2 million worth of college scholarships
to students who promise to teach in the state's public schools for
at least four years.
Gregory Fitch, executive director of the Alabama Commission on
Higher Education, said this is the first year the state has offered
such scholarships, but educators aren't sure if funding will be
available in 2009 because of anticipated budget cuts.
One hundred students entering this year's freshman class will be
awarded $20,000 scholarships to attend an education college. The
state is also handing out up to 60 scholarships worth up to $6,000
apiece for people who already have a college degree but want to go
back to school so they can become teachers.
State officials said students must agree to teach science, math,
special education or English/language arts to receive the
scholarships.
The Mobile County Public School System, the state's largest
district, has been unable to fill about 100 teacher vacancies each
of the last couple of years.
The deadline to apply is March 31st.
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They can not fill the positions because they will not pay these teachers any sort of money to stay. Please they also have to worry about job security when the Mobile County School board talks about budget cuts every year and getting rid of teachers. Fix the school system first and then we can actually get teachers and keep them.