NJ Launches Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship
The Fellowship recruits top science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) college graduates and career changers and prepares them to teach in high-need schools.
New Jersey will become the first East Coast state to launch the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship, with nearly $9 million in support from a consortium of foundations and private funders, Gov. Chris Christie announced last week. Created by the Princeton-based Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the Fellowship recruits top science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) college graduates and career changers and prepares them to teach in high-need schools. The program seeks to transform the way teacher candidates are prepared. “Excellence in education begins in the classroom,” Christie said. “Today, we are taking another important step to ensure our teachers are prepared before they are placed in high-need schools. It only …
