ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) -Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is the beneficiary of an initiative aimed at addressing the shortage of Computer Science teachers in rural areas of the state.
Mercer University has secured a $134,197 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a Grow-Your-Own (GYO) program, with Wiregrass Tech as a key partner.
The GYO program, led by Mercer University’s Tift College of Education, is designed to recruit and support Computer Science teacher candidates specifically in rural communities. Mercer will use the grant to recruit future Computer Science teachers from the current student population of eight school districts in rural Georgia.
“Mercer is very thankful that this project has been funded, as it will allow us to create a program to support students who want to return to their rural districts and teach Computer Science,” said Dr. Susie Morrissey, Assistant Professor at Mercer University’s Tift College of Education.
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