Oregon Rural Teacher Corps

The Oregon Rural Teacher Corps (ORTC) is part of a catalyst grant partnership in order to provide peer support, travel money, classroom supplies, professional development, and financial assistance to a select group of current EOU Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) candidates who choose to teach in rural and underserved communities in Oregon.

View the full ORTC playlist on YouTube

ORTC in the News

Investing in Rural Teachers: Catalyst Initiative
Teaching Rural – Heart and journey, from teacher to student (Mountaineer Magazine, Summer 2023)
Investing in Action: 2022-2023 Catalyst Initiative Update
Eastern Oregon University College of Education Announces Inaugural Class of the Oregon Rural Teacher Corps (ORTC)
Announcing the 2022 Catalyst Initiative Grantees

ORTC Partners

Funding for the ORTC is provided through generous grants from the following partner organizations

Teach Rural Oregon/EOU College of Education in partnership with Wallowa Region 18 ESD, the Oregon Department of Education, and the Educator Advancement Council
Rural Schools Collaborative
The Ford Family Foundation
The Roundhouse Foundation