News and Events
TEA approves ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ Teacher Residency program
12/4/23
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) approved the Texas Woman’s University Teacher Residency Program for the 2023-24 academic year. The Pioneer Teacher Residency (PTR) program out of the College of Professional Education’s Educator Preparation Program (EPP) earned a spot on the TEA Vetted Teacher Residency Program list.
COPE, Houston ISD partnership hits stride
12/5/23
The College of Professional Education (COPE) has been working diligently to support Houston ISD’s Grow Your Own efforts to turn paraprofessionals into bachelor’s-educated certified teachers. Starting with a $500,000 grant award paired with ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ’s Zero Tuition Guarantee, the college has not only been recruiting students for the spring semester but already educating enrolled students this fall.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ earns prestigious certification for Latino student excellence
9/29/23
Texas Woman’s was one of nine institutions ― and three in Texas ― to earn for the first time Excelencia in Education’s coveted seal.
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ biliteracy certificate named top five graduate program
9/6/23
Excelencia in Education, an organization focused on advancing Latino student success in higher education, has named ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ’s Certificate of Biliteracy a national top five graduate program advancing Latino student success in higher education.
Houston ISD awards ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ $500K to produce high-needs teachers
8/25/23
Texas has a teacher shortage, and the College of Professional Education (COPE) at Texas Woman’s University is diligently working to address it in innovative, accessible ways. This fall, ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ will team with Houston ISD to guide nearly 100 teaching assistants toward bachelor’s degrees and Texas teaching certificates through $500,000 in grants aimed at producing educators from the district.