UH gets big grant aimed at bolstering diversity SPED teacher ranks
Published: Jan. 18, 2023 at 4:16 PM HST|Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 4:45 PM HST
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A $1.6 million grant was awarded to the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education’s Department of Special Education to increase and retain more well-prepared bilingual/multilingual teachers of color.
Project Equal Access, under the direction of Special Education Professor and Chair Jenny Wells, aims to create a more diverse teacher workforce to serve students of color in rural and remote communities.
The grant was awarded from the U.S. Department of Education Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program.
