K-12 Education

PV Grads: Hannah Shelby turns love for math into mission to teach

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Math always made sense to Hannah Shelby. She found comfort in its consistency: the way formulas stayed the same and a correct solution always revealed itself in the end. So when it came time to choose a college, she approached the decision with that same logic: family support + HBCU

‘You all have jobs. Today’: 2026 National Superintendent of the Year to future PVAMU educators

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 30, 2026) - There are moments that don’t feel real until years later, when you’re standing in your purpose and realize someone once spoke it over you before you believed it yourself. On March 25, 2026, a group of soon-to-be educators from the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie

PVAMU’s new teacher residency program to boost teacher diversity, transform under-resourced classrooms

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 14, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University is launching an ambitious teacher residency initiative to address a critical need: providing quality educators in hard-to-staff schools while increasing teacher diversity. Through the Panther Teacher Education Residency Model (pantherTERM), PVAMU is set to prepare a new wave of educators ready to make a

PVAMU awarded $1.2M grant to expand, diversify educational diagnosticians in Texas

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 16, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University has been awarded a $1,243,372 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to launch Project iSPREAD-ED: Innovative and Sustainable Practices for Recruiting, Educating, and Diversifying Educational Diagnosticians. The initiative is aimed at increasing the number of highly qualified, culturally

PVAMU receives federal grant to help strengthen nation’s teacher diversity

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 19, 2024) - The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Prairie View A&M University a prestigious grant under the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program, part of a national initiative to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities in producing well-prepared, diverse educators for underserved communities. PVAMU, alongside three other HBCUs,

2024-09-19T15:25:28-05:00September 19, 2024|HBCU News, K-12 Education, Latest News, Philanthropy|

PV Grad Imani Titus is ready to conquer the educational system

Imani Titus '24 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Growing up in a lower-income community in Houston, Imani Titus envisioned her life taking a different path and felt destined for great things at a young age. Surprisingly, Imani’s original plans didn’t include attending Prairie View A&M University. Having spent years surrounded by PVAMU alums, Imani’s

The PV Grad Club

The 1985 classic "The Breakfast Club" defied expectations, showcasing a tale of unexpected connections. It follows a disparate group of students who, despite attending the same school, remain strangers until circumstances bring them together. Through an interesting day spent in each other's company, they discover common ground, forging bonds that transcend their differences.

PVAMU’s Panther Teaching Academy inducted into Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 9, 2024) — In a triumphant celebration of academic excellence and dedication to shaping the future of education, the Panther Teaching Academy team at Prairie View A&M University enjoyed recognition for receiving the prestigious 2023-2024 Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators award at The Texas A&M University System Chancellor's Century Council banquet.

Charting the Future of Excellence: PVAMU alumnus appointed Fort Bend ISD superintendent

Dr. Marc Smith PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 12, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University Alumnus Dr. Marc Smith was officially appointed Superintendent of Schools in Fort Bend ISD this week by the district's Board of Trustees. Fort Bend ISD is the sixth largest district in the state, with over 80,000 students. "Thank you

Empowering Girls Through STEM: PVAMU’s Honors Program Partners with Girl Scouts

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 27, 2023) – Prairie View A&M University is home to excellence, pioneers, and changemakers. This month, the three ideals came together in a transformative collaboration, and the PVAMU family was thrilled to be part of it all! PVAMU’s Honors Program proudly welcomed troops from the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council

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