STATEHOUSE (May 19, 2017) — Local students planning to pursue a career in education are among the recipients of this year’s Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship, according to State Rep. Mike Aylesworth (R-Hebron).
Aylesworth supported legislation creating this scholarship program last year to help incentivize top-performing students to pursue a career teaching in Hoosier classrooms.
“Assisting with the cost of tuition is an incentive to bring high-achieving graduates into the teaching profession,” Aylesworth said. “Excellent teachers are a crucial factor to student success, and this scholarship is helping to bring more high-quality educators to Hoosier classrooms. I congratulate these future teachers from our community.”
According to Aylesworth, the Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship pays $7,500 per year for up to four years to students who obtain their teaching license and commit to teaching in Indiana for five consecutive years. The scholarship is available to 200 high-achieving high school and college students each year who either graduate in the top 20 percent of their class or earn a score in the top 20th percentile on the SAT or ACT.
Over 600 students applied, and 200 scholarships were awarded to highly qualified students across the state, including these recipients from Lake and Porter counties:
Lake County
Porter County
“The Commission wants to congratulate all 200 of the students who were chosen to receive the Next Generation Hoosier Educator Scholarship,” Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers said. “We were encouraged by the high-quality applicants and know these future teachers will have a positive impact in Indiana classroom.”
The 2018-2019 application will be available beginning in the fall. Visit www.LearnMoreIndiana.org/nextteacher for more information.
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State Rep. Mike Aylesworth (R-Hebron) represents House District 11,
which includes parts of Lake and Porter counties.
A high-resolution photo of Aylesworth can be downloaded by clicking here.
