PDK’s Educators Rising (formerly Future Educators of America) is a pre-service Grow Your Own pathway designed to address the teacher shortage by finding our future teachers in the classroom today. By drawing from the schools, our members diversify the profession by reflecting the demographics and values of their communities and by doing so, have the opportunity to be the role models that they did not have for future generations of students. As a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) we also provide an opportunity for recognition at competitions and conferences and supports through programming and networking for our members in the movement. What it means for you: EdRising provides over 25,000 students looking for an institution of higher education to become teachers. We work with IHEs to get dual credit or dual enrollment for our curriculum and programs as well as provide the opportunity to join the prestigious Pi Lambda Theta honor society recognizing academic university student achievement upon graduation.