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The state has announced $8.7 million in targeted grants to expand computer science classes and teacher training at 765 schools across the commonwealth.
Schools in both Neshaminy School District and the Bristol Township School District will each receive $35,000.
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Neshaminy’s Pearl Buck Elementary School, Joseph Ferderbar Elementary School, Herbert Hoover Elementary School, Walter Miller Elementary School, Albert Schweitzer Elementary School, Tawanka Elementary School, along with Bristol Township’s Brookwood Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, and Keystone Elementary will benefit.
The targeted grants represent the next phase of the governor’s new and innovative PAsmart initiative, which will provide $20 million to bring high-quality computer science and STEM education in elementary, middle, and high schools, and professional development for teachers. With this commitment, Pennsylvania now ranks second in the country for investments in K-12 STEM and computer science.
“Over the next decade, seven in ten new jobs in Pennsylvania will require workers to use computers and new technologies in a constantly changing economy,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a statement. “With these grants more students will get the skills they need for emerging high-demand jobs.
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“Through these investments, we are building a well-trained workforce that will meet the needs of employers, strengthen the middle class, and grow the economy for everyone.”
In addition to helping schools introduce and expand computer science programming, the targeted grants will provide greater opportunities for students of color, low-income students and girls to learn critical skills needed to succeed in today’s workforce.
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Targeted grant recipients include 221 school districts, two career, and technical centers, and 18 charter and cyber charter schools, and eight intermediate units.
