Tom Joyner Foundation Partners With Paul Quinn To Increase Number Of Elementary School Teachers With STEM Focu (811 hits)
he Tom Joyner Foundation and Paul Quinn College have partnered to increase the number of elementary school teachers with a STEM focus as part of the Teacher Quality Initiative (TQI).
The goal of the partnership is to increase the pool of strong teacher education graduates that will teach in the Dallas Independent School District. The partnership will be formally announced at a press conference at 10 a.m., April 15 in the Flag Room at Dallas City Hall, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Tom Joyner, founder and chairman of the Tom Joyner Foundation, Thomas E. Joyner, Jr., the Foundation’s president and CEO, Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, Lew Blackburn, board member, Dallas Independent School Board and State Sen. Royce West are scheduled to attend.