IAIE program prepares new wave of Native American teachers
February 9, 2023 - Savannah Peat
“A good education can change everyone; a good teacher can change everything.”
That’s one of the many adages about the crucial role a teacher plays in a student’s life. It’s an even more impactful one when the instructor resembles the children who look to them for guidance.
It’s why UNM’s Institute for American Indian Education (IAIE) is working to fill a critical shortage of Indigenous teachers in New Mexico’s 23 Native Nations.
The Native American Teacher Preparation Program] (NATPP) is a new scholarship initiative from the IAIE which offers aspiring Native American educators a path towards a teaching career for Indigenous communities.
Read more at UNM Newsroom.
