Columbia teachers, students to benefit from $1.5M grant

A nearly $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to the University of Missouri will allow 13 Columbia Public Schools teachers and 11 teachers in the Independence School District to become math specialists and earn master’s degrees with a goal of improving elementary STEM education.

STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math.

The teachers also will share their newfound knowledge in their buildings and classrooms through professional development and leadership activities.

The project is a partnership among MU, the University of Central Missouri and the Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Corey Webel, associate professor in the MU College of Education, is the lead on the project. He said MU will work with CPS teachers and UCM will work with Independence teachers.

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