The primary purpose of the Pathways to Teaching Programs in the Division of Teacher Education is to increase the numbers of teachers from minority and other underrepresented groups. Dr. Sharon Elliott, Dean Paula Wood, and Associate Dean Steve Ilmer. 24 elementary education students and 16 secondary students. The secondary group have majors in either mathematics or science. 1997-2001 BTP2 has 40 participants.
All participants are bilingual.
A majority of the students have English as a second language. There are 29 elementary and 11 secondary students. Dr. Randy Lattimore and Dr. Janice Green. The Morris Hood scholars are all males from minority backgrounds. Funded by DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest through Bank Street College of Education.