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20 high schoolers receive educator scholarship from GCC

Posted 11/13/19

Twenty high school students from Glendale Community College’s dual enrollment program just landed a scholarship for early childhood educators. The students, from Washington High School in …

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20 high schoolers receive educator scholarship from GCC

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Twenty high school students from Glendale Community College’s dual enrollment program just landed a scholarship for early childhood educators. The students, from Washington High School in Phoenix, receiving the First Things First Scholarship are taking anywhere between 3-10 credits per semester, totaling over $9,000.

“The First Things First Scholarship requires that the students applying and receiving the money be volunteering in a child care facility. In addition, they have to show an education plan with Glendale Community College’s Early Childhood Department on how they plan to move forward with their goal of achieving an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood,” said Judy Basham, GCC’s program director for Early Childhood Education.

The Washington High School dual enrollment educator, Jacqueline Dudo, is an adjunct faculty member at GCC and runs the Early Childhood Department at Washington High School, 2217 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. The program prepares students for the workforce by having a licensed child care facility on campus that the students work in and volunteer in to receive credit. By the time students leave the program at Washington, they already have 10 college credits that count toward their Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood and have the potential to test for their Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential before graduating high school.

“Despite the low wages teachers receive, this is an important field as it is what prepares all other professions,” Ms. Basham said. “By supporting the students going through education programs, we are making sure the teachers entering the field are in a profession they love.”