Nevada education officials have awarded grants aimed at getting 134 students through fast-track teacher training programs in time for next school year.
The Nevada Board of Education voted Thursday to award more than $2.3 million in scholarship money to six institutions with Alternative Routes to Licensure programs, which allow people with bachelor's degrees to transition into teaching.
The grants are part of the Teach Nevada Scholarship Program introduced by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Nevada still had nearly 1,000 teacher vacancies statewide in October. Most are being filled by long-term substitutes.
Scholarship recipients get three-fourths of the award while they're in training, and the last quarter after teaching in Nevada for five years.
Participating institutions are Humboldt and Washoe County school districts, National University, Western Governor's University, UNLV and Sierra Nevada College.
