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This winter the Graduate School of Education received the 2005 “Best Practice Award in Support of Diversity” by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

The school was honored for its commitment to making an “Intentionally Inclusive Community” comprised of students, staff, faculty, and administrators who support diversity, equity, and social justice.

Since 1998, the Graduate School of Education has taken a comprehensive approach to building an inclusive community, including developing a faculty recruitment policy requiring applicants to document their experience in multicultural settings; acquiring funding and support for the Bilingual Teacher Pathway Program; strengthening the 15-year Portland Teachers Program, a licensure program for recruiting and supporting teachers of color; and placing all students in multicultural field settings.