Housed and managed by Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is a comprehensive scholarship program that educates and prepares young people from Africa to lead change and make a positive impact in their communities.
In just one month, from August to September of this year, the Phoenix Police Department recorded 53 threats directed at a Phoenix school or staff member, according to the Arizona Republic. Of course, this number doesn’t represent all of the incidents as sometimes charges aren’t pressed or the incident stays at the school level.
Among other national issues, the pandemic exacerbated the troubling trend of fewer teachers entering the profession. In turn, it further strained the enrollment in teacher preparation programs in many colleges and universities.
While some universities are experiencing a steep decline in the enrollment of these programs, others have been forced to end them. Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, on the other hand, has consistently seen a strong enrollment, with the 2,841 students enrolled this fall being about 150 more than in fall 2019.
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Thirteen new programs or specialties are being launched this fall through Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. The new offerings are part of the college’s emphasis on providing students personalized options for specialized studies and flexible learning formats.
The Learning Futures Collaboratives initiative at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Brendan O'Connor, assistant professor
We are in a time, alright.
University-based colleges of education have been dealing with a number of long-simmering challenges for decades. Most obviously, there has been the challenge of enrollment, which has been declining for over a decade.
When the Merrimack College Teacher Survey results came out earlier this year, it found something alarming: only 12% of teachers nationally are very satisfied with their jobs. The survey also found that 44% of teachers say they are very or fairly likely to leave the education profession in the next two years.
Ying-Chih Chen, associate professor (co-author)