New Haven Promise has been tapped to partner with Yale University, New Haven Public Schools, and Southern Connecticut State University to address the teacher shortage in New Haven. The new fellowship will offer crucial funding to aspiring teachers, so they can attain a Master’s in Teaching degree in exchange for teaching in New Haven Public School for three years. Once launched, the fellowship’s goal is to place 100 teachers in city classrooms in the next five years. The fellowship is one of several Yale commitments arising from the Yale and Slavery Research Project.
On February 16, Yale University formally apologized for its past role and ties to slavery, and announced initiatives aimed at addressing lasting racial disparities.
“We chose to do this because we have a responsibility to the pursuit of truth and the dissemination of knowledge, both foundational to the mission of our university,” Peter Salovey, Yale’s president, and Josh Bekenstein, senior trustee of the Yale Corporation said in a message. “Confronting this history helps us to build a stronger community and realize our aspirations to create a better future.”
Accompanying the announcement was the release of a book “Yale and Slavery: A History,” authored by Yale professor David W. Blight. Key findings and the full book are available to all online. FREE e-book download HERE.
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