Henderson State education majors eligible for Teacher Academy scholarship

Aspiring teachers attending Henderson State University are now eligible for the Arkansas Teacher Academy Scholarship that provides up to $6,000 for tuition and program fees each semester.

The university recently signed an agreement with the Arkansas Division of Higher Education (ADHE), making both undergraduate and graduate education majors eligible to apply.

The scholarship was created to help the state retain teachers in its public schools. For each year a student receives the scholarship, the student is required to teach in an Arkansas public school.

Dr. Charlotte White-Wright, dean of Henderson's Teachers College, said two Henderson students have already received the scholarship.

For more information, or to apply, go to sams.adhe.edu/Scholarship/Details/ATA.

Wright said Henderson was also approved to offer the T.E.A.C.H Early Childhood scholarship for its early childhood majors who teach at a licensed child care center for at least 20 hours per week.

For more information, go to arkansasearlychildhood.org/teach/.