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Thursday, August 8, 2019

DEBER Initiative Opens Pathway to Diverse Teachers

Faculty from the Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education.

The Department of Dual Language and English Learner Education and three San Diego County community colleges have forged a federally-funded partnership to help close California’s teacher-student diversity gap and meet growing needs for bilingual educators.

Supported by a $3.7 million Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the five-year initiative will create a pathway for about 100 students per year from Southwestern College, San Diego Mesa College and San Diego City College who will transfer into San Diego State University’s bilingual credential programs.

Read the full story at SDSU NewsCenter.