<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3KkluX_1H057iCa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3KkluX_1H057iCa00" width="1280" height="815" >NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The University of Oklahoma is offering a new program to help future teachers leave college with less debt, backed by a $5 million donation from Gene and Jeannie Rainbolt.The goal of the initiative is to get more certified teachers into Oklahoma classrooms. Currently, fewer than half of Oklahoma first-year teachers are standard certified and the state issued nearly 4,000 emergency teaching certificates this year.Eligible Oklahoma residents looking to become teachers at OU will receive $9,500 over four years. Students must meet specific GPA requirements in order to qualify for the program.The first group of students eligible for the funding will be the fall class of 2027.All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KFOR. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat information into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KFOR staff before being published.</div></body>

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NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) – The University of Oklahoma is offering a new program to help future teachers leave college with less debt, backed by a $5 million donation from Gene and Jeannie Rainbolt. The goal of the initiative is to get more certified teachers into Oklahoma classrooms. Currently, fewer...

OU offering new program to help future teachers have less student debt

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