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It is always terrible, for the child, to be placed into foster care. Terrible circumstances led to the placement, and being anyplace new, to live, with strangers, is scary for a traumatized child. Therefore, foster care is terrible. Even under the best of circumstances, it is Terrible For The CHILD. And, it is NOT ALWAYS the best of circumstances. Often, the new circumstances are also terrible.Personally, I found it easier to be abused by complete strangers, rather than by my actual blood relatives - but it was still terrible.I can’t say exactly how the system should be changed - because it is really just too much for me to go into - aside from the fact that many of the changes needed will actually need to be done on the Federal Policy Level, and would involve revamping the entire antiquated system, and I have hopes that it will be done, if/when we get a sane and intelligent and compassionate government back in office.First and Foremost… Children get lost in the system. That needs to stop. Records aren’t even properly kept. They’ve never properly kept records for foster kids. See here: A Tiny Scar, From FallingThere are some good things happening.I support Comfort Cases, providing luggage (rather than those horrid, black trash bags) for foster children - this charity was created by a former foster youth who is now a foster parent: MissionI support A Home Within, which provides lifelong, free therapy to former foster youth, and is also connected to a former foster youth: Foster Care Psychological Services From A Home WithinFCAA, of which I’m a member, does great advocacy work - because they're primarily steered by former foster youth: National Policy Council - Foster Care Alumni of AmericaA few other important things have improved a little bit since I was in care, which was from 1979 until I ran away at age 14, in 1984.They tested pharma drugs on foster children, back then.They sold young, white, pregnant foster girl’s babies, back then.Back then, at 18, you just got tossed out onto the street. ‘Happy Birthday, bye!’ If you didn't have someplace sorted out to go - that was on you - you were literally homeless.Those horrendous things aren't common practice, anymore.I’ve heard there is now a small stipend paid to aging out foster kids, for two years, to assist them with living expenses. Hopefully that is federal. I haven't had time to look into it yet!When I was in foster care, there was no law stipulating that foster youth must be placed in school. And, many of us weren't. They'd lose our school records, in the mail, all of the time, and then the schools would say we can't be enrolled without them. Many of us were not getting the most basic of an education.It is now illegal to do that. The schools must accept foster kids, even without school records. By law, we now get to go to school, just like other kids do. After turning 18, officially no longer a runaway criminal, I was involved in advocacy for that.Also, when I turned 18 (came out of hiding), I walked into a community college, to get my GED, and go to college... I was told that I was not able to get federal student loans without my parent's signatures, and their tax returns - there were no exceptions for legal wards of the state - I had to wait till I was 24 years old, in order to apply without them. That meant I still couldn't go to school. My parents? Ha! Not happening.I began writing letters... to everyone... about it. I wrote hundreds of letters, for years, drawing anyone and everyone's attention to it.That law has now changed. It took a while, but it has changed. A former ward of the state can obtain federal student loans, and enroll in college, or a GED program, without any parental documentation or signatures. That is now federal law. We can just check a box on the student loan application. There is also a tuition fund for the first two years for community college for former foster youth, if they attend before the age of 20. It is a federal stipend. I'm working on having the age cap removed. All of that came into place way too late to help me.Also, when the few foster youth did get into college, they’d find that the 'away' colleges, both state and private, were not making accommodations for former foster youth over summers and holidays - including my school, Smith College.(I was accepted to Smith at age 36, on a full academic scholarship, and I graduated with honors, in 2009, after enrolling in a community college at age 33, and earning my GED, and my AA degree. I was not able to go back at 24, due to bills and responsibilities, but I eventually got there. I also have a Masters from St. John’s University, also obtained by full academic scholarship. Even still, I wish I could have done it at age 18!)I got on the letter trail for that, because admitted and traditional aged former foster kids were literally ending up homeless during school closings, and many ended up not returning to their educational facilities, based on the hardship it created. Our college entrance rates were low anyway, and our drop out rates are enormous, and that was a contributing factor to it.The schools were literally oblivious to it, and had nothing in place for those disadvantaged, former wards of the state students. Many schools have much more of an awareness now. Many do provide special off-term accommodations for such students. Many no longer make the default assumption that mommy and daddy have gotten every student a flight home for Christmas. So, this helped the broke-ass students too! But, it was especially helpful to the admitted students who were former wards of the state.Most of the early advocacy that I did was done as an individual, because there weren't any organizations in place that I knew of, back then.Nobody was helping me... Nobody was helping us.Now, we have the Foster Care Alumni Association, which is awesome - it allows US to speak for OURSELVES, and advocate for what WE decide that WE NEED.Some things have slowly gotten a bit better, but we still have a very, very long way to go.Being a foster child is a terrible, terrible experince, but I’m working very hard, along with a lot of other former foster youth - all of us coming from a place of firsthand knowledge - to make it better.Thanks for the A2A Keith! I hope my long and detailed response has helped you to learn something about the foster care experience, specifically FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOMEONE WHO WAS ACTUALLY IN FOSTER CARE!!!A ‘nice bed’ and a cookie doesn’t make everything all better for foster kids. We are STILL foster children, and THAT is ‘Always, and Under All Circumstances, TERRIBLE’.And, if you are going to create a post ABOUT ME, and tag me on it, for an answer, please be sure NOT to MISQUOTE me again, Mr. Elston.Thanks!I answered ‘Is Foster Care Terrible’, and THIS is what I wrote: Lara B. Sharp's answer to Is foster care terrible?

Q. Is the Teachers College at Columbia University a good school?Yelp: an unorthodox rating of Teachers College - Columbia University from the students’ perspective, near unanimous voicing of disappointment and major problems. Unexpected for such a storied and renown institution, with distinguished alumni.Followed by two more conventional rankings/general info.Ranking: TCCU #7.Teachers College, Columbia UniversityColleges & Universities525 W 120th StNew York, NY 10027Phone number: (212) 678-3000Business website: tc.columbia.eduRecommended Reviews Teachers College - Columbia University.Dan T. New York, NY 1/2/2010 Listed in Awwww yeah: The Heights, Schools “Excellent educationally but much to improve--facilities/etc. should align with tuition to alleviate the faculty and student disillusionment for the cost of the education and services rendered.”Mike O. Brooklyn, NY 3/29/2014 One of the oldest and best ed schools in the country. Faculty are great. Students are bright and hardworking. Spent a year and a half here getting my M.A. as a Literacy Specialist and had a great, unforgettable experience.L L. New York, NY 8/7/2014 I know Yelp is not the greatest place to rate a school, but I have to say that I was totally disappointed by TC. First of all, if you just want Columbia on your degree paper, go for it, because TC is probably one of the easiest (and maybe the cheapest) ways to achieve this.Now I will talk about why I was disappointed. One of the common things people complain about is the faculty-student ratio. It's true. It matters because your advisor won't have that much time to try to guide you and even listen to you! It depends on people of course, but at least mine literally told me she didn't have time (during her office hours!!) to help me choose classes. Faculty-student ratio also matters because it is very hard to have in-depth discussions in a classroom with more than 50 people who are just trying to say something to show they are "participating".Their career services are also inadequate, and especially poor when it comes to international students who are already a large community at the school. No one even keeps a record of which employers would hire international students, because "it is not required by the US government". Since when an Ivy League school does not offer anything more than what is required by the US government?The quality of the peers is questionable. I am not sure how much the admissions threshold has been lowered within the last few years. All I know is that I got to see fewer and fewer people that are really competent. What bothered me the most is that some of its programs (including mine) are not academically rigorous at all. I've known people who pretty much didn't do anything in a term-long group project and could easily get an A. I've known people who copied other people's homework and could easily pass. Sometimes the professors might not have known what was going on, but sometimes they knew and they didn't care.Again, different people come out of TC with totally different experiences. I had those bad ones because I happened to meet certain people, happened to work with certain people, and happened to take certain classes. However, I am definitely not the only person who felt much disappointed. Talk to as many current students or recent grads as you can before deciding to attend TC, get an insight of where TC is heading towards, think thoroughly what you want and see what and how TC can provide, otherwise you will regret spending your time and money there.Craig B. Philadelphia PA 10/1/2011 Just spend a week at Teacher's College and you'll have a decent handle on what's wrong with education in this country. Here you are smack in the center of the Hogwarts for teachers, but it's really just an opportunity to hand over A LOT of money to get Columbia University listed on your resume. It should be criminal because these are teachers that we are talking about. At least if Teachers College actually imparted something useful that can be used to improve the quality of education in this country, but this is just a pure money grab.- Most of your classes have a minimum of 30+ students. Some have more than 50. Go look on the TC web site to see the number of students enrolled in classes under "Class Schedule". This is hardly graduate education. You're just being given articles to read and papers to write. Little to no class discussion. In graduate school, you should expect classes that have a max of 15.- Most of what you get from these articles is pretty basic and things that you will learn after you have taught for about two years. In two years no one is going to care that you went to Columbia; they are going to care what type of teacher you are, and you won't get that at TC.A good number of classes are taught by graduate students and adjuncts, in some programs more than half. It's something of a bait and switch because you think that your classes, especially required classes, will be taught by faculty, but really they aren't. Do the math. At about $4,000 per class, TC takes in about $150,000 for some classes and pays the adjunct maybe $4,000 to teach it. For example, here is Professor Joanna Williams trying to claim that she teaches a class in Educational Psychology when, in fact, she never teaches a class in Educational Psychology: tc.columbia.edu/academic…In fact here she even says "I teach a master's-level course in educational psychology" (1:52) when, again, a grad student or adjunct teaches the class. It's just deceptive. The administration knows about this. They are too busy counting your money to care. tc.columbia.edu/hud/inde…Faculty+Interviews- If you do get a class with an actual professor, it's pretty much read to you from the same yellowed paper that the professor has used for decades. Not a lot of adaptation or creativity goes into the programs.- Also do the math: you are charged for three credit hours, but most classes only meet for for about two hours.- TC accepts a massive number of students for the MA programs and herds them through. You will not have a problem being accepted because pretty much every application is accepted. This is to help pay for the PhD students. But many of the PhD students can't get work.One of the few respected programs, and one actually with any real rigor, is Organizational Leadership. Yet TC is one of the most dysfunctional bureaucratic environments that you'll find yourself in. Try dealing with the registrar, paying a bill, or getting your e-mail set up. People refer you to someone else and that person will refer you back to the first person. I was in one class that had a janitorial closet in the back and janitors would walk in and through the classroom during class time with ladders and other pieces of heavy equipment. In one case I applied for and was granted an extension by the registrar. Then later the registrar came back and said that I had an issue because I had no extension. I showed the registrar her own letter, signed by her, that clearly stated the extension and the terms of the extension, and that still wasn't enough. She said that she needed to meet with a special committee. This is very common. Most students can tell you a story like this.In the end TC graduates teachers who are burdened under a massive amount of debt. Try to pay that off on a teachers salary. I'm sure some of the students believe that they got a decent education, but they don't really have something impressive to compare their TC experience to. They think that TC is normal. Hope that they don't emulate it in their own classrooms.I've written all of this because supporting teachers is very important, and two months after you start classes at TC this is what you are going to wish that someone had told you when you were looking at graduate programs.If gold will rust, what will iron do?Erin M. Manhattan, NY 3/14/2011 Wow. I realize it has a good reputation, but honestly, it shouldn't. This is by far the worst school I've ever attended. Overpriced. Zero support from faculty or the administration. In fact, not only will they not help you, but they will build roadblocks to prevent you from accomplishing what you need to do. Poor classes, most of which are taught by graduate students. Some of the graduate students are fine, but why am I paying so much for my fellow students to teach me? Getting my doctorate there managed to make me less marketable, and to make it even harder to find a job. Well, all in all, it was a horrible experience and I will never recommend it to anyone.Zuleika R. Clifton, NJ 12/14/2016 Way overpriced for the quality of education it provides. Will take forever to process things (fasfa, petsa video,etc). You never get a reply back from emails. Also, majority of PhD grad students teach MA students rather than real professors. You get all of this for a huge amount of debt. In my opinion, it will take your whole life to pay the debt of teachers college if u become a teacher. Nowadays jobs are very scarce and tough to get. So make a wise decision. My friend got in here with a 3.1 GPA so it's not competitive.Lindsay S. New York, NY 11/23/201425 check-ins Not amused by my program.Teachers College Columbia University leverages the RingCentral cloud communications platformMarina S. Staten Island, NY 10/6/2014 Expensive, but it's a private school in the US, just like any other. The PhD students got a lot of attention from a few professors, which was very noticeable to us, the MA students. Sometimes we felt a bit ignored. I give as much as 3/5, because I got a Master's degree and that helped me get a job which I couldn't get without it.The professors are very knowledgeable, on the most part. We had a problem only with one instructor who hadn't even had a Master's Degree and was teaching a lab course strictly from slides with no additional information. (We know how to use basic Word and Excel. but we spent a few weeks worth of classes reading slides about it).In general, I learned a lot and I really enjoyed the course work. My concentration was in Motor Learning and Control (Bio Behavioral Sciences). I also met many wonderful people who were in the same or in related MA and PhD programs.I just would have liked it more if we (MA students) got a bit more attention from the few important professors in the program.Katya R. New York, NY 6/30/2013 I did an orientation as was considering a Master's there.The teacher to student ratios are quite large and from all my research this is far from a rigorous program.It seems like a veritable diploma mill where the basis for the transaction is very expensive classes in return for a Columbia branded resume (with not what one would expect at a master's level in between). If you fail out of this program, it is because you never showed up for class or the tests, ever.The very high acceptance rate supports this. Columbia has turned a very needed program into a cash cow. This model has been playing out in many of the MS level classes at TC and at the university at large.This is the Harvard Extension School (being very, very kind here to Columbia by even offering that associative reference) equivalent in a teaching program.Buyer beware, and do your own due diligence before you apply (since the above is more or less common knowledge).Tiffany C. Manhattan, NY 12/1/2011 Updated review The school is great! With all the money they have they should be able to remodel the place a little. I love the vintage look, but some of the classrooms need to be re-done. the programs here are great and so are the professors. I wish it cost less money to go there, but i guess you have to pay for a good education. The area around is nice, definitely one of the quieter places in the city.Sam W. Hoboken, NJ 4/21/2012 Want an Ivy League degree barely worth the paper it's printed on? Then TC is for you.This place is an utter racket of criminally high tuition, mediocre to laughable instruction, flimsy joke degrees that will ensure our national education system is staffed by dim layabouts for a long time to come.I can't wait for the National Council on Teacher Quality to drill TC into the ground this fall.Tanya L. Boston, MA 4/10/2011 I really want to rate my graduate school higher. I am grateful the education graduate school of Columbia University admitted me with just a 3.3 undergraduate GPA and gave me the opportunity to get a Master's degree here.I am really appreciative I got a small minority scholarship for working on the academic journal, CICE (Current Issues in Comparative Education) at Teachers College. I would try and get my doctorate here, but the school does not fully fund doctoral students sadly.However, I thought the academic advising system was particularly bad in the department of International and Transcultural studies, as it is TC's policy to pair you up with a professor as your advisor. My former professor could care less about advising me. When she agreed to advise my thesis over the summer, she later flaked out on me when I got an impersonal, mass email from the department head mentioning that she was leaving to take another job in DC. My advisor couldn't even take 10 minutes to write a personal adieu to her advisees, or to say goodbye? Absolutely pathetic.Fortunately, this negative advisory experience was counteracted by a Teachers College faculty member who took me on last minute to help me graduate in 1 year time. In addition, I had several professors that were very good at teaching: Terosky and Hatch come to mind as great.However, I am disheartened by the school itself, because it doesn't seem to value hiring it's own alumni. I would love to work for TC, but I have not been one of the chosen ones. There are non-alumni working in its alumni affairs office and career services offices, and although I'm sure they do an decent jobs, there are alumni out there like me that would give our left arm to work for our alma mater and are not given interviews.Teachers College library itself is absolutely gorgeous: 3 floors of plush chairs and pretty wood desks. I found Teachers College to have enjoyable areas of study. The bookstore employees were always helpful, too.Another qualm I have is the career services center attitude that because I have a Columbia University degree that I will find full-time work soon. Au contraire: being Ivy League in this economy doesn't necessarily mean anything. You cannot advise Teachers College alumni to have hope through reliance on being affiliated with a well respected school. Furthermore, the alumni database the career center touts needs to be built up A LOT more because it is barely searchable as is.Diandra D. Pelham, NY 5/31/2011 I had the BEST time in graduate school ... to the point where I wish elementary, middle, high school and college could have been similar. I love the professors here. The buildings are clean, the classrooms well lit and ventilated. The surrounding neighborhood is perfect for students to let off steam or grab a drink after a grueling day of studying or attending lectures.I was fortunate to receive two strategically located student teacher placements, as well as an on-campus job, which made my intensive year program at TC manageable and enjoyable.My classmates and I typically didn't finish our last class until 10 pm (classes didn't start until 5 because all of us student taught during the day). Nonetheless, professors were always available to talk or answer questions whenever (and I do mean WHENEVER) we had them.We would frequently go to West End (before it became Havana Central- RIP) for drinks and food and stumble home discussing how we could use Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences to determine what alcohol said about our respective personalities. The good 'ol days ...I've gone back to the UWS sporadically to visit with some professors (one was even a guest at my wedding) and see the neighborhood, but truthfully, I'm due for another visit very soon.Elizabeth N. Irvine, CA 2/23/2013 The professors are great and so are the students! The Library and Thorndike are the newer or remodel places in comparison to Thompson, Grace Dodge, HM, and more that need some remodeling. I also love the dinning hall that seems so classic and fancy for a University cafeteria.A B. Boston, MA 6/26/2010 I LOVE TC. I know I am spending WAY too much money here and my loans are adding up, but I am getting a degree that will get me any job in the future (well not 'any' but, within reason). I think if you want to be just a regular education teacher you should not go here because of the expense. But if you are looking for a more specialized degree (special ed, ABA, speech pathology, etc) then this is a GREAT place to go.Paul W. Stamford, CT 3/20/2007 Since no teacher's college can teach a prospective teacher how to teach, either don't teach or find a less expensive way to get the same PC drivel elsewhere. Otherwise, great place to live, and lots of perks in the neighborhood. We lived for four years and I did two masters.Ashley D. Paris, France 4/22/2009 TC is expensive. The education programs are excellent from what I've heard. The psychology departments are good, but the large enrollment of the M.A. programs lend a "degree mill" sense I don't care for. Organizational psychology gets the best bang for the buck - I'm not sure the M.A. in clinical psych would be worth the price. I attend at a discount, but I would consider the cost (as well as living in NYC) very carefully before coming. That being said, I really enjoy my particular program (M.A. Organizational Psychology) and am very happy I have come.About TCABOUT TCACADEMICSADMISSION & AIDSTUDENTSFACULTY & RESEARCHAbout TC At a GlanceAbout TCTimelineA Legacy of InnovatorsDiversity & CommunityOffices and AdministrationOur Students, at a GlanceThere are 5023 students enrolled at Teachers College. Approximately 77 percent are women, and among US Citizens, 13.3 percent are African American, 14.6 percent are Asian American, 13.5 percent are Hispanic / Latino/a, and 3.5 percent have identified with two or more ethnicities. The student body is composed of 20.2 percent international students from eighty-four different countries and nearly 80 percent domestic students from all fifty states and the District of Columbia.College Profile 2016-2017Total enrollment: 5023New Degree Students: 17621398 Fall Enrollment364 Summer EnrollmentDegree LevelMasters: 3624 / 72.2%Doctoral: 1302 / 25.9%Non-degree: 97 / 1.9%StudentsFull-time: 1484 / 29.5%Part time: 3539 / 70.5%Gender Diversity of Matriculated StudentsFemale: 3868 / 77%Male: 1105 / 22%No Answer: 50 / 1%Among Domestic Students Only (Excludes International, Other and Unknown)African-American: 516 / 13.3%Asian-American: 564 / 14.6%Latino/a: 522 / 13.5%Native American: 7 / 0.2%Two or More: 134 / 3.5%Caucasian: 2121 / 54.9%Other & Unknonwn: 143 / 2.9%Among International Students Only (Excludes Other and Unknown)International students: 1016 / 20.2%Africa: 15 / 1.5%Asia: 780 / 76.8%Canada: 46 / 4.5%Europe: 57 / 5.6%Latin America & Caribbean: 82 / 8.1%Middle East & North Africa: 36 / 3.5%Median Student Age30 yearsTeachers College, Columbia UniversityGrad SchoolAll Graduate School RankingsOverviewEducation Admissions Academics Ranking Student Body Cost Teacher PreparationScienceSocial Sciences & HumanitiesHealthU.S. News Education School CompassExpanded School ProfilesAverage GRE ScoresCertification Statistics#7 Best Education Schools2017 Quick StatsAddress525 W. 120th StreetNew York, NY 10027Students1,713 enrolled (full-time)3,207 enrolled (part-time)Tuition$1,454 per credit (full-time)$1,454 per credit (part-time)Education School OverviewThe education school at Teachers College, Columbia University has a rolling application deadline. The application fee for the education program at Teachers College, Columbia University is $65. Its tuition is full-time: $1,454 per credit and part-time: $1,454 per credit. The Teachers College, Columbia University graduate education program has 150 full-time faculty on staff with a 4.6:1 ratio of full-time equivalent doctoral students to full-time faculty.Programs and Specialties#2 Tie Curriculum and Instruction#5 Education Policy#6 Educational Administration and Supervision, in Educational Psychology#2 Elementary Teacher Education, in Higher Education Administration#6 Secondary Teacher Education, in Special EducationAdmissionsApplication deadline rollingApplication fee $65Director of Admissions David EstrellaTOEFL and/or IELTS required for international studentsAcademicsFull-time faculty (tenured or tenure-track) 150Student-faculty ratio 4.6:1Degree programs offeredPrograms/courses offered inStudent BodyTotal enrollment (full-time) 1,713Gender distribution (full-time) Male (23.1%) Female (76.9%)CostTuition full-time: $1,454 per credit part-time: $1,454 per creditRequired fees $856 per yearTeacher PreparationStudents who took an assessment to become a certified or licensed teacher during 2014-2015 216Education School Overview details based on 2015 dataAlumniMuhammad Fadhel al-Jamali, Prime Minister of Iraq (17 September 1953 – 29 April 1954)Charles Alston (1931), artistHafizullah Amin, President of AfghanistanNahas Gideon Angula (MA, EdM), Prime Minister of NamibiaMary Antin (1902), author of the immigrant experienceMichael Apple, professor of Educational Policy Studies, University of WisconsinWilliam Ayers, elementary education theorist, founder of Weather Underground, and professor at University of Illinois, ChicagoSarah Bavly, nutrition education pioneer in IsraelAbby Barry Bergman, science educator, author, school administratorJohn Seiler Brubacher, educational philosopher; professor at YaleDonald Byrd, jazz and fusion trumpet player; music educatorBetty Castor, politician and President of the University of South FloridaChiang Menglin President, Peking University, Minister of Education, Republic of ChinaShirley Chisholm, first African American woman elected to Congress, and former US Presidential candidateNorman Cousins, editor, peace activistElla Cara Deloria (1915), Yankton Sioux ethnologistEdward C. Elliott, educational researcher and president of Purdue UniversityAlbert Ellis, cognitive behavioral therapistEdward Fitzpatrick, president of Mount Mary College and noted expert on conscription during World War I and World War IIClarence Gaines (M.A. 1950), Hall of Fame basketball coach, Winston-Salem State UniversityGordon Gee (Ed.D. 1972), President of Ohio State UniversityTsuruko Haraguchi (Ph.D. 1912), psychologistAndy Holt (Ph.D. 1937), president of University of TennesseeSeymour Itzkoff, Professor Emeritus of Education and Child Study, Smith CollegeGeorge Ivany (M.A. 1962), President of the University of SaskatchewanThomas Kean (M.A. 1963), former Governor of New JerseyMaude Kerns (M.A. 1906), pioneering abstract artist and teacher[32]H. S. S. Lawrence (M.A. 1950, Ed.D. 1950), Indian educationistLee Huan, former Minister of Education and Premier of the Republic of ChinaMosei Lin (Ph.D. 1929), Taiwanese academic and educator; first Taiwanese to receive a Ph.D. degreeJohn C. McAdams, associate professor of political science at Marquette UniversityAgnes Martin (B.A. 1942), artistRollo May, existential psychologistChester Earl Merrow, educator, U.S. Representative from New HampshireRichard P. Mills, former Commissioner of Education for both Vermont and New York StatesJerome T. Murphy, Dean Emeritus at the Harvard Graduate School of EducationGeorgia O'Keeffe, American artistThomas S. Popkewitz (M.A. 1964), professor of Curriculum Theory at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonNeil Postman (M.A. 1955, Ed.D. 1958), cultural criticCaroline Pratt (educator), progressive educator, founder of City and Country School (Bachelor of Pedagogy, 1894)Thomas Granville Pullen Jr. President University of Baltimore, Maryland State Superintendent of EducationRobert Bruce Raup (Ph.D. 1926), Professor Emeritus, Philosophy of Education, and critic of the American Education systemHenrietta Rodman (1904), teacher, feminist activistCarl Rogers (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1931), psychologistMartha E. Rogers (M.A. in public health nursing 1945), nursing theorist, creator of Science of unitary human beingsMiriam Roth, Israeli writer and scholar of children's books, kindergarten teacher, and educatorAdolph Rupp, Hall of Fame basketball coach, University of KentuckyWilliam Schuman (B.S. 1935, M.A. 1937), composer, former president of the Juilliard School of Music and of Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsJames Monroe Smith, president of Louisiana State University, 1930–1939Karl Struss (B.A. 1912), photographer and cinematographer; pioneer in 3D filmsBobby Susser (M.A. 1987), children's songwriter, record producer, performerTao Xingzhi, Chinese educator and political activistEdward Thorndike, psychologistRobert L. Thorndike (M.A. 1932, Ph.D. 1935), psychologistMerryl Tisch, educator, Chancellor, New York State Board of RegentsMinnie Vautrin, (M.A. 1919), educator and missionary.Ruth Westheimer (Ed.D. 1970), sex therapistFloyd Wilcox (M.A. 1920), third president of Shimer CollegeJohn Davis Williams, Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (1946 to 1968)Zhang Boling (1917), Founder and president, National Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaBest Education SchoolsRanked in 2016 | Best Education Schools Rankings MethodologyA teacher must first be a student, and graduate education program rankings can help you find the right classroom. With the U.S. News rankings of the top education schools, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size and test scores.Rank School name Tuition Total enrollment#1 Stanford University Stanford, CA $45,729 per year (FT) 373#2 Tie Harvard University Cambridge, MA $43,280 per year (FT) 891#2 Tie Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $1,000 per credit (FT) 2,161#4 University of Wisconsin—​Madison Madison, WI$11,870 per year (in-state, FT); $25,197 per year (out-of-state, FT) 1,030#5 Vanderbilt University (Peabody) Nashville, TN $1,818 per credit (FT) 908#6 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $47,364 per year (FT) 1,140#7 Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY $1,454 per credit (FT) 4,920#8 Tie Northwestern University Evanston, IL $48,624 per year (FT) 318#8 Tie University of Washington Seattle, WA$16,536 per year (in-state, FT); $29,742 per year (out-of-state, FT) 938#10 University of Texas—​Austin Austin, TX $8,402 per year (in-state, FT); $16,338 per year (out-of-state, FT) 1,025#11 University of California—​Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, FT) 686#12 Tie University of Michigan—​Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$21,040 per year (in-state, FT); $42,530 per year (out-of-state,FT) 524#12 Tie University of Oregon Eugene, OR$16,032 per year (in-state, FT); $22,752 per year (out-of-state,FT) 592#14 Arizona State University Phoenix, AZ$10,610 per year (in-state,FT); $27,086 per year (out-of-state,FT) 2,627#15 Tie Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$705 per credit (in-state, FT); $1,353 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 1,862#15 Tie New York University (Steinhardt) New York, NY $36,912 per year (FT) 3,117#15 Tie University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$378 per credit (in-state, FT); $881 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 1,209#18 Tie Ohio State University Columbus, OH$11,560 per year (in-state, FT); $31,032 per year (out-of-state, FT) 989#18 Tie University of California—​Berkeley Berkeley, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per credit (out-of-state, FT) 343#20 University of Minnesota—​Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$15,844 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,508 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,861#21 Tie University of Southern California (Rossier) Los Angeles, CA$1,666 per credit (full-time) 1,866#21 Tie University of Virginia (Curry) Charlottesville, VA$14,856 per year (in-state, FT); $24,288 per year (out-of-state, FT) 937#23 Tie Boston College (Lynch) Chestnut Hill, MA $1,310 per credit (FT) 793#23 Tie University of Illinois—​Urbana-​Champaign Champaign, IL$12,060 per year (in-state, FT); $26,058 per year (out-of-state, FT) 792#25 University of California—​Irvine Irvine, CA$11,220 per year (in-state, FT); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, FT) 274

50 Great Scholarships for Education and Teaching DegreeIn this article, we present 50 great scholarships for students getting education and teaching degrees. These are available for study at any accredited college or university, although they may carry residency requirement (applicants must be from a certain state or county).1. The Applegate-Jackson-Parks Future Teacher ScholarshipAdministered by the National Institute for Labor Relations Research, the Applegate-Jackson-Parks Future Teacher Scholarship is an annual program that awards an eligible graduate or undergraduate student majoring in education with a $1,000 scholarship. To be eligible for the scholarship, students need to demonstrate their potential to finish their studies and be awarded a teacher’s license upon completion. They must also demonstrate an understanding of principles of voluntary unionism and how it relates to compulsory unionism in the context of the education professions. Applications are received between October 1 and December 21.The Applegate-Jackson-Parks Future Teacher Scholarship2. The JCCs of North America Graduate Education Scholarship ProgramThe Jewish Community Centers of North America Graduate Education Scholarship Program awards up to five eligible full-time graduate students with up to $10,000 per year for a one- or two-year period. To be eligible for the scholarship, students need to be pursuing MA degrees that will allow them to begin their careers in the JCC Movement. In the case of education, that means health and physical education, as well as early childhood education. Applicants are expected to complete a field placement at a JCC if they are awarded the scholarship. Application deadlines are revealed after September 1 for the next year.The JCCs of North America Graduate Education Scholarship Program3. Audrey L. Wright ScholarshipThe Audrey L. Wright Scholarship, administered by the Grand Rapids Foundation, awards scholarships between $500 and $5,000 to undergraduate students of Education or Foreign Languages who have been residents of Kent County, MI for at least 3 years, have a minimum 3.0 GPA and can demonstrate financial need. The applications for the scholarships are received every year between January 1 and April 1.Audrey L. Wright Scholarship4. Carroll C. Hall Memorial ScholarshipThe Carroll C. Hall Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship program administered by the Tau Kappa Epsilon Educational Foundation. The program awards $400 scholarships to eligible Tau Kappa Epsilon members who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in Education or Science. To be eligible, applicants need to be Tau Kappa Epsilon members with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and must be recognized for leadership in the fraternity chapter, on campus or in the community. Applicants need to plan to pursue a career in teaching or the field of science. Applications are received until March 15.Carroll C. Hall Memorial Scholarship5. Charles K. & Ola I. Gose Scholarship FundThe Charles K. & Ola I. Gose Scholarship Fund is a scholarship program aimed at Ventura County, CA residents who want to pursue a degree in Education, Civics, or Political Science. The Fund awards a single $1,000 scholarship to a graduating senior from Channel Islands High School, or a resident of the city of Camarillo, CA who is graduates from any Ventura County high school. The prospective scholar needs to have a minimum GPA of 3.5.Charles K. & Ola I. Gose Scholarship Fund6. The CSDIW Native American ScholarshipThe Native American Scholarship is administered by the Continental Society Daughters of Indian Wars, and is aimed at enrolled members of Native American tribes pursuing degrees in Education or Social Service. To get the $5,000 annual scholarship, applicants need to be accepted or enrolled in an undergraduate program, maintain a 3.0 average, carry at least 10 quarter hours or 8 semester hours, and plan to work with the Native American population. The application submission deadline is June 15 every year. The scholarship is renewable.The CSDIW Native American Scholarship7. The Delta Gamma Foundation’s Florence Margaret Harvey Memorial ScholarshipThe Delta Gamma Foundation’s Florence Margaret Harvey Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship administered by the American Foundation for the Blind. The scholarship awards one legally blind undergraduate or graduate student in the field of Education or Rehabilitation of blind or visually impaired persons with a $1,000 grant. The application period starts on March 1 and ends on May 31.The Delta Gamma Foundation Florence Margaret Harvey Memorial Scholarship8. The Rudolph Dillman Memorial ScholarshipThe Rudolph Dillman Memorial Scholarship, administered by the American Foundation for the Blind, is a scholarship fund that awards 4 legally blind undergraduate or graduate students with $2,500 scholarships. To be eligible, the applicants need to provide proof of legal blindness, and have to be full-time studying a program in the field of education or rehabilitation of blind or visually impaired persons. The application period runs from March 1 through May 31.The Rudolph Dillman Memorial Scholarship9. Dr. Esther Wilkins ScholarshipDr. Esther Wilkins Scholarship, administered by the ADHA Institute for Oral Health, is a scholarship fund aimed at helping people who have already finished a portion of their dental hygiene education get the additional education they need for a career in dental hygiene education. The scholarship of $1,000 is awarded to a single student. To be eligible for the scholarship, the student must have already completed entry-level dental hygienist education, and must be working towards a degree that will allow him or her to work in the dental hygiene education field. Applicants must also demonstrate a cumulative dental hygiene grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.Dr. Esther Wilkins Scholarship10. The Journalism Education Association’s Future Teacher ScholarshipsThe Journalism Education Association’s Future Teacher Scholarships awards up to five education majors a $1,000 scholarship. To be eligible for the scholarship, students need to be enrolled in an upper level or master’s degree education program that will result in the student being able to teach journalism at the secondary school level. The program is also open for current secondary-school journalism teachers who are in a degree program in order to improve their journalism-teaching skills. The application deadline for the scholarship is July 1.The Journalism Education Association Future Teacher Scholarships11. Christa McAuliffe Scholarship ProgramThe Christa McAuliffe Scholarship Program, created by the Tennessee General Assembly, is aimed at assisting a single recipient who plans to pursue a career in education in Tennessee by awarding a one-time scholarship of $500. To be eligible for the program, applicants need to be enrolled full-time in a teacher education program in an accredited Tennessee postsecondary institution, have already completed at least their first semester, have at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average, and have an ACT or SAT score that meets or exceeds the national norm. The application deadline for the program is April 1.Christa McAuliffe Scholarship Program12. Harriet Irsay ScholarshipAdministered by the American Institute of Polish Culture Inc., the Harriet Irsay Scholarship is a program that helps students, preferably of Polish descent, attend college by giving them $1,000 scholarship. To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be enrolled in one of a number of undergraduate or graduate programs, such as Education and they have to demonstrate knowledge of Polish culture. The application deadline is August 9 each year.Harriet Irsay Scholarship13. Gates Millennium Scholars ProgramThe Gates Millennium Scholars Program, founded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is one of the biggest scholarship programs in the US. To be eligible for the program, which awards funds to minorities for the cost of education, applicants must be African American, American Indian /Alaskan Native, Asians Pacific Islander American, or Hispanic American. Applicants must also have a minimum 3.3 GPA or have earned a GED, and meet the Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria. The program awards scholarships to 1,000 students and the applications are received from August 1 through January 15.Gates Millennium Scholars Program14. John and Agnes McFarlane ScholarshipThe John and Agnes McFarlane Scholarship is a scholarship program administered by the Ventura County Community Foundation. The program awards up to 15 students with $2,500 scholarships if they are enrolled in community college, or $5,000 if they are enrolled in a 4-year college or university. The scholarship is available to residents of Ventura County who have graduated from a high school in the county and are enrolled or have been accepted into any college in the state of California. The prospective scholars also need have a minimum 3.25 GPA for graduating high school seniors, or a minimum 3.0 GPA for currently enrolled college students.John and Agnes McFarlane Scholarship15. Illinois PTA Lillian E. Glover Scholarship ProgramThe Lillian E. Glover Scholarship Program, administered by the Illinois Parent Teacher Association, is awarded annually to graduating seniors attending public high schools in Illinois. Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above and be enrolled in a college or university in an education related degree program. The scholarship amount is as high as $3,000, and is awarded to a small number of recipients. The application deadline is February 14.Illinois PTA Lillian E. Glover Scholarship Program16. Minority Teacher ScholarshipAdministered by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, the Minority Teacher Scholarships aims to help Black and Hispanic students earn a degree that will allow them to become teachers in Indiana. The applicants needs to be a resident of Indiana, admitted to or already attending an eligible Indiana institution as a full-time student, agree in writing to apply for a teaching position in an accredited school in Indiana following certification as a teacher and, if hired, to teach for at least three years. The recipient must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 out of 4.0 once awarded the scholarship in order to maintain it.Minority Teacher Scholarship17. Litherland/FTEE ScholarshipThe Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators administers the Litherland/FTEE Scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is given annually to one undergraduate student majoring in technology and engineering education teacher preparation. To be eligible for the scholarship, the student needs to be a member of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association and a full-time undergraduate student with a GPA of at least 2.5 out of 4.0. The student cannot be a senior by application deadline, which is December 1.Litherland/FTEE Scholarship18. FTEE ScholarshipThe Foundation for Technology and Engineering Educators Scholarship is a scholarship program that awards a $1,000 scholarship to one undergraduate student majoring in technology and engineering education teacher preparation. Eligible students have to be members of Technology and Engineering Educators Association and full-time undergraduate students with a GPA of at least 2.5 out of 4.0. The students cannot be seniors by application deadline, which is on December 1.FTEE Scholarship19. Kansas Teacher Service ScholarshipThe Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship is administered by The Kansas Board of Regents, and it awards scholarships to both current teachers and students enrolled in a program leading to a license as a teacher in an identified discipline or underserved area. Students may be enrolled either part-time or full-time, and the average recipient GPA has been 3.5 so far. The scholarship goes up to $5,514, and the application deadline is May 1.Kansas Teacher Service Scholarship20. L. Gordon Bittle Memorial Scholarship for Student CTAThe L. Gordon Bittle Memorial Scholarship for Student CTA is administered by the California Teachers Association. The scholarship awards up to three students with up to $5,000. To be eligible for the scholarship, students need to be a current “active” member of Student CTA, be in an undergraduate, teacher credential or graduate program, and have a high grade point average. The application submission deadline is February 7.L. Gordon Bittle Memorial Scholarship for Student CTA21. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial ScholarshipThe Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, administered by the California Teachers Association, is aimed at providing help to minorities pursuing careers as teachers. Applicants need to be either active members of CTA, dependent children of active, retired, or deceased members, or active members of Student CTA. Applicants need to be residents of California, a member of one of the following minority groups: African American/Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Hispanic; and pursuing college degree, credential, or certification for a teaching-related career in public education in an accredited institution of higher education. The scholarship amount varies according to available funds, but has gone up to $6,000 in the past years.Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Scholarship22. Mary Morrow/Edna Richards ScholarshipThe Mary Morrow/Edna Richards Scholarship, administered by the North Carolina Association of Educators, is open to applicants who are North Carolina residents enrolled in a teacher-education program and are in their junior year of college at the time of application. They need to be willing to teach in the public schools of North Carolina for at least two years after graduation, and preference may be given to children of NCAE members and to members of the Student NCAE. The amount of the scholarship is $1,000, and the application deadline is January 30.Mary Morrow/Edna Richards Scholarship23. Christa McAuliffe Teacher Incentive ProgramAvailable to legal residents of Delaware, the Christa McAuliffe Teacher Incentive Program is aimed at providing financial help to students working towards a degree in education who are willing to work as teacher in critical teacher shortage areas of education in Delaware. To be eligibility, applicants must have a combined score of 1570 on the SAT for high school seniors, who also need to be in the upper half of their class, or a 2.75 cumulative GPA for undergraduate students in Delaware. The application deadline for the program is March 20.Christa McAuliffe Teacher Incentive Program24. Christopher K. Smith Memorial ScholarshipThe Christopher K. Smith Memorial Scholarship, administered by the Delaware State Education Association, awards a $1000 scholarship yearly – or $4,000 for a 4 year program – to outstanding graduates of Delaware high schools who are pursuing degrees that will lead to careers in education. The eligibility criteria for the scholarship includes SAT scores, class rank, awards and honors, and career plans. The application deadline for the scholarship program is March 14.Christopher K. Smith Memorial Scholarship25. Catching The Dream MEBSEC ProgramMEBSEC Program, administered by Catching The Dream Native American Scholarship Fund, is a scholarship program that awards Native American students scholarships between $500 and $5,000 in six priority fields of study – math, engineering, science, business, education, and computers . To be eligible for the program, students need to be at least ¼ Native American and enrolled in a US Tribe, and must either attend or plan to attend a college or university in the United States. The application deadlines are March 15 for summer school, April 15 for the fall semester, and September 15 for the spring semester.Catching The Dream MEBSEC Program26. Catching The Dream’s Native American Leadership Education ProgramThe Native American Leadership Education Program, administered by Catching The Dream Native American Scholarship Fund, is a scholarship program aimed at Native American students who currently work as paraprofessionals in Indian schools, and who would like to complete their degree in education, counseling or school administration. To be eligible for the program, students need be at least ¼ Native American, enrolled in a US Tribe, and must either be attending or enrolled in a college or university in the United States. The application deadlines are March 15 for summer school, April 15 for the fall semester, and September 15 for the spring semester.Catching The Dream Native American Leadership Education Program27. Ford Motor Company’s Tribal Scholars ProgramThe Ford Motor Company Tribal Scholars Program, administered by the American Indian College Fund, offers education funding to enrolled members of Native American tribes who plan to study math, science, engineering, business, teacher training, or environmental science at a tribal college or university. The applicants need to be enrolled members who have at least a 3.0 GPA.Ford Motor Company Tribal Scholars Program28. Minority Teachers of Illinois ScholarshipThe Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship, administered by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, is a scholarship program that awards up to $5,000 to members of minorities who are legal residents of Illinois and are enrolled or accepted into a program that will result in a teaching accreditation. To be eligible, applicants have to be of African American/Black, Hispanic American, Asian American or Native American descent, comply with federal Selective Service registration requirements, study at a college or university in Illinois, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0. The application deadline for the program is March 1.Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship29. AFCEA Educational Foundation STEM ScholarshipsThe Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Educational Foundation Stem Scholarships award at least 50 students who are working towards a degree or license that will allow them to teach science, technology, engineering or math at a US middle or secondary school. To receive the $5000 scholarship, applicants need to have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited college or university . Applicants working towards their license must have received at least a bachelor’s degree in a STEM major. The application deadline is April 1.AFCEA Educational Foundation STEM Scholarships30. The Environmental Education Scholarship ProgramThe Environmental Education Scholarship Program, administered by Legacy, Inc. Partners in Environmental Education, is a scholarship program that awards up to $1,500 to undergraduate applicants and up to $2,000 to graduate and doctoral applicants. To be eligible, an applicant must be: a resident of Alabama, enrolled in a university in Alabama, and planning to pursue a career related to the environment, such as environmental education. The application deadline for the program is May 3.The Environmental Education Scholarship Program31. The Edward & Lorraine O’Neill Scholarship FundThe Edward & Lorraine O’Neill Scholarship Fund, administered by The Arc of Cape Cod, is a scholarship program that awards one high school graduate or a college student who is a resident of Barnstable County, MA, and who plans to work with children or adults with developmental disabilities as a teacher, therapist, or in a related profession. The applicants are selected based on their financial needs, academic achievements, volunteer experience and activities. The application deadline is April 16.The Edward & Lorraine O’Neill Scholarship Fund32. Paul R. Wolf Memorial ScholarshipAdministered by the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, the Paul R. Wolf Memorial Scholarship awards one $3,500 scholarship to a student member of ASPRS who intends to pursue a career in education related to surveying, mapping and photogrammetry. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants need to be members of ASPRS and enrolled in a graduate program that will allow them to pursue a career in teaching surveying, mapping and photogrammetry.Paul R. Wolf Memorial Scholarship33. T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MINNESOTAT.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MINNESOTA is a scholarship program for early childhood and school age care professionals who want to improve their education. Applicants need to already be working as child-care professionals or early childhood educators, and must be accepted into a Childhood Development or Early Childhood Education degree program at an accredited two or four year college in Minnesota. Applicants are required to continue working at least 15 hours per week with children during their education, and be willing to continue working at least one year after they have received their degree. The application deadlines are April 1, July 1 and November 1 for the summer semester, fall semester and spring semester, respectively.T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MINNESOTA34. Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future TeachersThe Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers is a scholarship program administered by the American Association for Physics Teachers. The $2,000 yearly scholarship can be awarded to an individual for up to four years of education. To be eligible, applicants need to be either undergraduate students enrolled in an accredited two year college or a four year college or university, or a high school senior accepted in such an institution. All applicants must be pursuing a career in teaching physics on the high school level. The application deadline for the program is December 1.Barbara Lotze Scholarships for Future Teachers35. Dr. Marc Hull Special Education Leadership ScholarshipThe Dr. Marc Hull Special Education Leadership Scholarship, administered by the Vermont Student Assistance Corp., is a scholarship program available to students who are residents of Vermont. The program awards ten students with scholarship up to $1,750. To be eligible for the program, students need to be enrolled in an accredited grad school approved for federal Title IV funding, and must be studying towards a certificate or license in special education administration. Applicants also need to have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at least. The application deadline for the scholarship program is March 8.Dr. Marc Hull Special Education Leadership Scholarship36. Jack Kinnaman Memorial ScholarshipAdministered by the National Education Association, the NEA- Retired Jack Kinnaman Memorial Scholarship awards a $2,000 scholarship to a student who is an active member of the National Education Association Student Program. To be eligible, the student also needs to be enrolled in a college program that will result in a degree in teaching. The application deadline is April 15.Jack Kinnaman Memorial Scholarship37. Early Childhood Educators Scholarship ProgramThe Early Childhood Educators Scholarship Program is administered by the Office of Student Financial Assistance of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. The program offers per-credit scholarships, with different rates for different types of education institutions. A public university student could receive $500 per credit, maximum of $4,500 per semester. A private college or university student could receive the same amount of money. A state college student could receive $400 per credit, maximum of $3,600 per semester. A community college student could receive $250 per credit, maximum of $2,250 per semester. To be eligible for the scholarship, the student needs to be employed at least for a year before applying as an early childhood educator or care provider, continue child care work during the program, and work in the childcare field after graduation.Early Childhood Educators Scholarship Program38. Prospective 7-12 Secondary Teacher Course Work ScholarshipsAdministered by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and supported by the Texas Instruments Demana-Waits Fund, Prospective 7-12 Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarships is a scholarship programs aimed at future math teachers. The program awards one student with a scholarship of up to $10,000. To be eligible, applicants need to be currently completing their sophomore year of college, and scheduling for full-time study at a four or five-year college or university. Applicants need to be studying toward a diploma that will allow them to become certified teachers of secondary school math. The application deadline for the scholarship program is May 2.Prospective 7-12 Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarships39. Fulgham-Fulghum Family ScholarshipThe Fulgham-Fulghum Family Scholarship administered by the Fulgham-Fulghum National Family Foundation, Inc., awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to a high school senior admitted to a college or university. The scholarship is awarded on a competitive basis, with preference given to seniors admitted to programs that lead to a career in the teaching profession. Applicants are selected based on their academic achievement and volunteer work and achievements outside the school. The application deadline for the scholarship program is April 15.Fulgham-Fulghum Family Scholarship40. TEACH GrantThe Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant is a federal grant program aimed at helping students working towards teaching and education degrees. The grant awards students with up to $4,000 per year, on the condition they agree to work in a high-need field or at an elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency that serves students from low-income families for at least four complete academic years within eight years after completing their course of study. To be eligible, students need to be enrolled in a TEACH Grant eligible program, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 or score above the 75th percentile on one or more portions of a college admissions test, receive TEACH counseling and agree to sign a TEACH Grant Agreement to Serve.TEACH Grant41. Shon Shadrick Memorial ScholarshipAdministered by Lindsey’s Family Restaurant, the Shon Shadrick Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship awarded to a student pursuing a degree in Special Education. To be eligible for the $5,000 scholarship, the applicant must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5, and be enrolled or accepted into a college program that leads to a degree in Special Education. The application deadline is May 9.Shon Shadrick Memorial Scholarship42. The Renshaw FellowshipThe Renshaw Fellowship is a fellowship program administered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. The fellowship awards its fellows $12,000 grants. To be eligible for the fellowship, applicants need to be members of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and current doctoral students or applicants to doctoral programs in education. The application deadline for the fellowship program is January 16.The Renshaw Fellowship43. Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship ProgramThe Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship Program, administered by the College Foundation of West Virginia, is a student financial aid program for students who want to pursue careers in pre-school, elementary, middle or secondary school level teaching. Applicants need to be West Virginia residents enrolled or accepted into an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited education institution in West Virginia. The program needs to lead to a degree that will allow the student to pursue a career in teaching. The application period for the up to $5,000 scholarship is March 1.Underwood-Smith Teacher Scholarship Program44. Tobin Sorenson Physical Education ScholarshipAdministered by Pi Lambda Theta, the Tobin Sorenson Physical Education Scholarship awards $1,000 tuition payment scholarships to students pursuing degrees that will lead to careers in physical education, adapted physical education, coaching, recreational therapy, dance therapy or similar professions. The scholarship is available to both members and non-members who are sophomores or higher at regionally accredited institutions, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5, are involved in extracurricular sports or physical education activities, and plan to teach at a K-12 level. The application deadline for the scholarship is April 1.Tobin Sorenson Physical Education Scholarship45. Student Teacher ScholarshipThe Student Teacher Scholarship, administered by the Hawaii Education Association, is a scholarship program available to HEA members and children or grandchildren of a HEA member. The program awards two $3,000 scholarships to student teachers enrolled in full-time undergraduate or post-baccalaureate programs in an accredited or state-approved institution. The applicants will be selected based on their ability, financial need, personal statement and recommendations. The application deadline for the scholarship program is April 1.Student Teacher Scholarship46. The Weaver FellowshipAdministered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the Weaver Fellowship is available to graduate students or applicants to graduate schools who intend to pursue a career in teaching at the college level. To become a fellow and receive a $5,000 grant and complete tuition payment in the US or abroad, the applicant needs to be a US citizen and member of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute enrolled in a graduate program with the intention of becoming a college professor. The application deadline for the fellowship program is January 16.The Weaver Fellowship47. The Ruby J. Darensbourg-Cook Memorial Scholarship FundThe Ruby J. Darensbourg-Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund is a scholarship program administered by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation that rewards its scholars with a $500 scholarship per semester, for up to eight semesters. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants need to be high school seniors enrolling in an accredited Louisiana college or university with the intention to major in Education, although preference will be given to those who wish to major in Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education. In order to maintain the scholarship, applicants need to have a GPA of at least 2.5 per semester. The application deadline for the scholarship program is April 30.The Ruby J. Darensbourg-Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund48. Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant ScholarshipThe Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant Scholarship, administered by the Geneseo Migrant Center, is a scholarship program that awards a $1,000 post-secondary scholarship assistance to one student. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants need to be either migrant workers or children of migrant workers, with the goal of pursuing education that will allow them to work as teachers. The applications are selected based on financial need and scholastic achievement. The application deadline for the scholarship program is February 1.Frank Kazmierczak Memorial Migrant Scholarship49. Roothbert Fund ScholarshipsThe Roothbert Fund Scholarships is a scholarship program administered by Roothbert Fund, Inc. The program selects around 20 new scholars each year and grants them scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $3,000. To be eligible, applicants need to be, or plan to become, residents of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, or North Carolina. Although the scholarships are available to students majoring in a variety of subjects, preference is given to those who are interested in pursuing a career in Education.Roothbert Fund Scholarships50. Joseph T. Weingold ScholarshipAdministered by NYSARC, the Joseph T. Weingold Scholarship is a scholarship program which awards students enrolled full-time in an Education degree program leading to Special Education certification. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded to two students in four $750 installments. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants need to be enrolled in a degree program that leads to Special Education certification in a college or university in New York State. The application deadline for the scholarship program is December 5.Joseph T. Weingold ScholarshipFurther Reading20 Great Doctoral Grants for Teachers and Doctoral Grants for Education