EPISD teachers get money for advanced degrees

soon have a chance to earn college credit while in high school. the el paso school district is expanding the dual credit program — with some help from the business community: nats: steph: english teacher missy salda?a will soon be a student again. she’s getting a full ride at utep to earn a masters degree. 52 not only does it cover tuition, it covers extra expenses and supplies. and being a mom of two it was just perfect timing. 1.02 salda?a’s degree paid for by creeed — the council on regional economic expansion and educational development — a nonprofit group made of local business leaders. 14.37 they’re interested in supporting the growth of dual credit opportunities in the region. episd said the 100-thousand dollar grant from creeed will help 10 teachers from each traditional high school earn their masters. the advanced degree is need to teach dual credit courses. 16.08 in order to expand opportunities next year, we need more teachers who can be credentialed. 16.13 18.08 a big perk of dual credit is it helps financially strapped students avoid paying for college classes since they already earned the credit in high school. 18.15 17.27 research has shown if students take up to 15 hours of college credit in high school, they are more likely to persist through college. 17.33 nats: salda?a said she’s excited to produce college-ready kids at irvin’s rocket new tech academy. 1.37 we want to have dual credit and ap classes available early on for freshman especially in our academy. we feel these students are capable of the rigor that is need to pass an ap test or to survive in a college- level course. 1.54 episd is looking to expand dual credit opportunities at every high school campus — by increasing the number of classes each year. the goal is to eventually have each campus offer dual credit in core