Higher Education Guide: News updates from Austin-area colleges

UT-Austin leads statewide partnership to help public schools

The University of Texas at Austin is one of five UT campuses participating in the UT System Pre K-12 Turnaround Partnership, which pairs colleges of education with low-performing public schools around the state.

While UT-Austin is not partnered with a local school district, it will serve as “the knowledge management hub for this initiative,” said Dr. Nichole Prescott, an assistant vice chancellor with UT System.

May 31, 2018 | Community Impact Newspaper

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“Ultimately this is about helping struggling Texas schools and struggling Texas students.”

Dr. Nichole Prescott, UT System assistant vice chancellor for P16 initiatives