River Falls School District will receive âfab labâ grant dollars from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
The WEDC announced that 28 districts have been awarded a total of more than $635,000 to establish or expand local fabrication laboratory facilities. Prescott School District is among those.
âThe fab labs program engages students in science, math, and engineering, allowing them to create and invent all sorts of things from robots to 3D models,â Gov. Tony Evers said. âThe skills learned in Wisconsinâs fab labs can help prepare our kids for their future, including good-paying jobs in technology and manufacturing, which are critically important for our stateâs future and our economy.â
28 Wisconsin school districts awarded money for manufacturing education
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MADISON (WKOW) Twenty-eight school districts in Wisconsin will receive funding to help students pursue careers in manufacturing and technical fields.
Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced $635,000 in grants for the districts Wednesday to establish or expand local fabrication laboratory (fab lab) facilities.
“The fab labs program engages students in science, math, and engineering, allowing them to create and invent all sorts of things from robots to 3D models,” Evers said. “The skills learned in Wisconsin’s fab labs can help prepare our kids for their future, including good-paying jobs in technology and manufacturing, which are critically important for our state’s future and our economy.”
MADISON, WI. MAY 5, 2021 – Governor
Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) today announced that 28 school districts throughout the state have been awarded a total of more than $635,000 in grants to establish or expand local fabrication laboratory (fab lab) facilities.
“The fab labs program engages students in science, math, and engineering, allowing them to create and invent all sorts of things from robots to 3D models,” Governor Tony Evers said. “The skills learned in Wisconsin’s fab labs can help prepare our kids for their future, including good-paying jobs in technology and manufacturing, which are critically important for our state’s future and our economy.”
Prescott School District to make masks optional Prescott School District (Source: Prescott School District) By Kaitlyn Gibson | April 16, 2021 at 4:53 AM CDT - Updated April 16 at 5:39 AM
PRESCOTT, Ark. (KSLA) - Prescott School District announced that masks will be optional starting on Monday, April 19.
The district says social distancing and other CDC guidelines will remain in place.
Starting next school year, students will no longer have the option to do virtual learning.
“We feel it is in the best interest of our students academically and socially to be on site,” Prescott School District said in a Facebook post.
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