Donor Impact
College of Education Gift offers Immediate Impact
Roxane and Ben Strickling have made a gift to the College of Education and created the Strickling Senior Leaders program, which will provide a $1,000 scholarship to every senior in the college.
Read more on Texas Tech Now:
- Strickling Family Gift Will Impact Every Texas Tech College of Education Student
- Roxane and Ben Strickling's gift is setting up future leaders for immediate success
Lubbock racer revs up pledge drive for Burkhart Center
Fueled by a personal desire to serve the autism community, Lubbock racing enthusiast Bryant Blakemore transformed his adventure at a legendary Nevada off-road race into a generous contribution to Texas Tech University's Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research.
Texas Tech receives $1.5M gift to continue addressing rural teacher shortage
After a successful first year, West Texas Rural Education Partnership received a $1.5 million gift from the Prentice Farrar Brown & Alline Ford Brown Foundation to continue addressing a shortage of qualified teachers across rural West Texas.
Carl and Marilynn Thoma Announce Thoma Scholars Program for Rural Students at Texas Tech
Carl and Marilynn Thoma have partnered with Texas Tech University to launch the Thoma Scholars Program for rural students.
This groundbreaking scholarship will provide higher education opportunities for rural students from the Oklahoma Panhandle, the Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico who have shown exceptional academic and leadership accomplishments. The dual goals of the program are four-year college completion and leadership success.
West Texas Rural Education Partnership Continues Addressing Rural Teacher Shortage with Second Summit
Leaders from West Texas universities, community colleges and school districts gathered on the Texas Tech University campus to continue the development of the West Texas Rural Education Partnership, a Texas Tech-led initiative to collaboratively address a critical shortage of high-quality teachers in rural West Texas.
Texas Tech launches large-scale effort to address teacher talent needs in West Texas
In an effort to provide a long-term, systemic solution to a shortage of high-quality educators in rural West Texas schools, Texas Tech University's College of Education is establishing the West Texas Rural Education Partnership – an alliance of West Texas universities, community colleges and school districts that will collaboratively recruit and prepare educators specifically for rural classrooms in the region.
$1.4 Million TEA grant continues tuition-free principal residency program
Texas Education Agency (TEA) awarded $1.4 million in grant funds to a group of school districts to partner with Texas Tech University's College of Education on an innovative, tuition-free principal residency program.
A Transformation Through Transition Academy
This non-residential program through The Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research has helped Ethan Fitts gain the independence he once thought unattainable.
Impactful Interactions
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Barbara La Duke's passion for her teaching career and the education at Texas Tech that prepared her for success has led her to give back to the College of Education in an inspiring way.
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