Ah geez, Erskine gets his wish. From Governor Easley’s budget:
– Allocate $500,000 in financial aid to community college students enrolling in teaching or nursing programs to address the growing demand for these professionals
– Appropriate $1 million for 400 additional prospective teacher scholarship loans
– Provide $1 million to continue the 2+2 E-learning initiative between the University of North Carolina system and community colleges in order to make online teacher education accessible across the state
– Allocate $2 million for new professional development programs for teachers and principals
