Winthrop University, Clinton College and three local school districts will partner on a $1.4 million scholarship program to bolster the training of area STEM educators and interns through 2029.
Funds for the program, titled Working to Improve STEM Educator Recruitment and Retention through Relationships (to be known as WISER3), will come from the Division of Undergraduate Education in the National Science Foundation. This is the third round of NSF funding for Winthrop for this particular program which builds on prior/current Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program grants.
The three local school districts partnering on the grant are Chester County, York District 1 and Rock Hill.
Winthrop President
Edward Serna ’02 said he is glad to see that Winthrop is able to partner with the school districts, as well as Clinton College, on teacher recruitment. He said the grant is one of the first opportunities for the two institutions to address the need for more STEM educators by providing education majors with high-quality preparation and with support in order to increase teacher retention rates.
“We are proud to work with our neighbors at Clinton College and area school districts to do our part in attracting STEM majors to teaching careers. We know this has been a challenge because of low teacher retention rates, but, together, our two institutions can make a big difference in how science, technology and math are taught in our community. We are ready to get
