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Sunday, November 11, 2012
There are plans in Montgomery to invest $10 million dollars recruiting teachers for Alabama schools in a way similar to the National Teach for America program. The Alabama State Board of Education wants to use part of a proposed $4.1 billion dollar budget next year to place high school graduates with high test grades into teaching courses. The program is being called Teach for Alabama and models itself after the national Teach for America program which offers education courses to graduating college students. The Alabama program would give $5,000 per year to would-be educators just out of high school in exchange for a commitment to four years of working in Alabama schools. The scholarship money would be used to attend courses like the Teacher Preparation Program at Jacksonville State University. The State Board of Education hopes a $416 million dollar increase in spending next year can also provide new arts education programs and pay raises for current Alabama teachers.
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