UH receives $1.7 million to educate more computer science teachers

Computer science jobs are the number one source of all new wages in the United States, but only a small percentage of college graduates study computer science. With the help a $1.7 million grant over the next five years, teachHOUSTON, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics STEM teacher preparation program at the University of Houston, will train and educate the next generation of computer science teachers. The award is part of an $8 million dollar Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant from the Department of Education.