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A.S.P.I.R.E. will...
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HELP you find supplemental sources of
funding (scholarships, grants, and financial aid).
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PROVIDE you with personal academic advisement
and, if needed, specialized tutoring.
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CONNECT you with other minority students
in teacher education.
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GIVE you the opportunity to meet and network
with educational leaders through regular professional development seminars.
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HELP you get~and succeed at~a job!
SO NOW YOU’RE WONDERING...
"What is ASPIRE?"
More than 30% of our nation's school children are non-white, but only 13%
of our country's teachers are African-American, Hispanic, or Native American.
The
University of Delaware is committed to helping diminish this difference
through the active recruitment and comprehensive preparation of teachers
from these under-represented groups. Thus, the ASPIRE program was established
in 1991 and is housed within the Delaware Center for Teacher Education.
It is a recruitment and retention program for the above mentioned groups
of students who are interested in teaching as a career.
ASPIRE students receive intense academic advising, especially during
their freshman and sophomore years, to ensure a successful transition to
college.
Interesting facts about ASPIRE
The ASPIRE Program has dramatically increased the number of UD-prepared
minority students who are entering the teaching profession. In the
years before the ASPIRE Program began, only two or three minority candidates
graduated each year. Since the inception of the ASPIRE Program in
1991, 82 students have graduated in elementary and special education alone.
There are currently 143 African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and
Native American students enrolled in teacher education programs at the
University of Delaware.
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