UT Arlington receives $800,000 NSF grant to better prepare new science, math teachers

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A UT Arlington education professor with a passion for supporting upcoming middle and high school science and mathematics teachers is getting major federal assistance for her efforts. The National Science Foundation  has awarded an $800,000 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant to Ann Cavallo, professor of curriculum and instruction and associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Education  and co-director of UTeach Arlington.   The award will be used to provide one- to two-year