Paraprofessionals
Who Are Paraprofessionals and What Do They Do?
Paraprofessionals are a vital part of the classroom team with a wide range of responsibilities and skills.
Education
Grant To Help Latino Aides Become Teachers
The Ford Foundation has provided the University of Sou them California with the first installment of a three-year, $1.2-million grant for a project that will help Latino paraprofessionals in Los Angeles-area schools become teachers.
Education
Milwaukee Plan To Turn Aides Into Teachers Stalls
An innovative program to prepare Milwaukee teachers' aides with college degrees to teach in the public-school system has never gotten off the ground, despite being approved by the participating university, the Wisconsin Department of Education, and the Milwaukee school board. Martin Haberman, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor who designed the program with the help of several local teachers, is blaming the city teachers' union for the repeated delays in beginning the school-based training program.