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Grow Your Own Educator
Grow Your Own Educator
How Do We Grow Michigan's Next Generation of Educators?
Michigan's Grow Your Own Educator Program helps strengthen the state's educator workforce by creating pathways for individuals to enter the teaching profession. Through the Future Proud Michigan Educator Initiative, grant funds are provided to Educational Service Districts (ESDs), Intermediate School Districts (ISDs), and local school districts to support efforts to recruit, prepare, and retain qualified educators. By developing future teachers within Michigan's own schools and communities, the program helps address educator shortages and build a sustainable workforce that supports student success.
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Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational School District
"This program has been life-changing. Teaching has been a lifelong dream, but it felt out of reach until now. I am very grateful for the Grow Your Own Grant."
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Melissa Cumper, Educator & Physical Education
Atlanta Community Schools -
Van Buren Intermediate School District
"Coming Soon"