Washington State University has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will support low-income and first-generation students preparing for careers as K-12 teachers.
The grant was the result of collaboration between the Office of the Provost and multiple academic units and faculty, including Tariq Akmal, Interim Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning, and Joyce Ehrlinger, Assistant Professor of Psychology, whose psychological research on mindset, belonging, and effective coaching helped inform the project and the student support structure.