Noyce Grant funds tuition for new science teachers

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An $800,000 grant from the National Science Fund Noyce program funds tuition costs for individuals who have degrees in the science field and who would like to become certified secondary science teachers.

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[99:59:59.999]UNLŐs College of Education and Human Sciences has been awarded a special grant for the second year in a row. ItŐs going to be used to help meet the growing need for science teachers across the state. HereŐs tonightŐs Excellence in Education report.
[99:59:59.999]Dr. Beth Lewis, associate professor, Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of NebraskaĐLincoln: Every child deserves a wonderful science teacher and a highly qualified individual who can promote enthusiasm and high levels of learning from all students. You never know whoŐs going to be a great scientist down the road and you always want to encourage curiosity and enthusiasm for learning.
[99:59:59.999]Anchor: The $800,000 Noyce grant is awarded in scholarships to certain students who go through a 14-month program to become a teacher. The classes are concentrated into a short time to make it easy to switch careers, but this also makes it intense and time consuming.
[99:59:59.999]Kay Burbach, grant recipient, Lincoln Southwest High School teacher: There wasnŐt anyway you could work. It was full-time. It was from when you got up to when you went to bed at night. But it was great that way because you were immersed, and if you didnŐt want to do it, youŐd learn right then and there that you werenŐt going to be a teacher.
[99:59:59.999]Dr. Lewis: So that actually pays for the entire program in terms of tuition. ItŐs of great support to our future teachers who are working very hard. ItŐs an intense program. ItŐs 14 months to become a science teacher.
[99:59:59.999]Anchor: The teachers donŐt have to stay in Nebraska, they just have to teach in a high needs district two years for the grant to be completely forgiven. If youŐre interested, the deadline to apply for the start of the next program is March.

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