The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $1,185,163 Project Grant to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY), doing business as RFCUNY - Lehman College, to implement the "LEHMAN URBAN TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION: MULTILINGUAL TEACHERS AND LEADERS FOR THE BRONX (LUTE-MULTI)" program. This award, made under the Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grants program (CFDA 84.336), aims to improve student achievement by enhancing the quality of prospective and new teachers through comprehensive preparation and professional development initiatives. The funding will support innovative teacher preparation models, residency programs, and induction support for educators, with a focus on increasing diversity within the Bronx, New York educator workforce. This award to RFCUNY - Lehman College, a Hispanic-serving institution, contributes to the broader TQP program objectives of improving teacher preparation at institutions of higher education and recruiting highly qualified individuals into the teaching profession.
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