Sunday, October 30, 2011

Grant Money for Univ of Texas

Texas is getting $1.3 million in federal money to help improve dropout rates and employment opportunities for the deaf and hard of hearing. The money from the Department of Education will go to University of Texas at Austin educational psychologist Stephanie Cawthon who will oversee the school's part in the Center for Results in Education and Employment for Deaf Students, a newly formed national organization which includes California State University-Northridge, Wisconsin's St. Paul College, the University of Montana and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.