$5 million grant
The new Arizona Teacher Residency program (AZTR), under the direction of Dr. Victoria Theisen-Homer, was officially launched on Monday, October 24, 2021. Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman, NAU President Dr. Cruz Rivera, and Arizona K12 Executive Director Kathy Wiebke announced that the Arizona K12 Center will receive $5M in ESSER funds for this program to begin in 2022–2023 in schools located in the Phoenix area with plans to expand in rural areas in year two and beyond.
Learn more about the grant in The NAU Review.