The News & Observer | T. Keung Hui
The U.S. Department of Education announced it had terminated more than $600 million in federal grants that it said were being used to train teachers in “divisive ideologies.” The impact is being especially felt in North Carolina, where educators said it would hurt efforts to recruit teachers to work in high-needs schools.
The Innovation Project plans to appeal the loss of grant funding used to help 79 rural schools fill teaching positions in its “Reimagining Teaching Talent Project.”
“Every child in this state, wherever they are deserves great teachers, and our teachers deserve to be treated with respect,” Sharon Contreras, executive director of the Raleigh-based Innovation Project, said in an interview with The News & Observer. “This has shown that we are not honoring the principle of ensuring every child has a great teacher.”
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