Urbana district gets grant for mentoring teachers

URBANA – In the battle for state dollars, Urbana school district has come out $60,000 richer after receiving a competitive grant from the Illinois State Board of Education for the school district's New Teacher Mentoring Program.

The grant money will go toward giving mentor and first-year teachers time outside of class for professional development, including working with each other.

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