Middle Tennessee State University will receive a $74,249 grant to provide professional development to local K-12 teachers, State Sen. Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) announced.

“I am very pleased that MTSU will receive this award and that it will benefit local K-12 teachers,” Ketron said. “This will help give them additional resources to improve student achievement. Congratulations to Dr. Angela Barlow, who will lead the project, and all of those at MTSU who helped secure this grant.”

MTSU was awarded the 2013 Improving Teacher Quality Award on a competitive basis. The grant is funded through the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.