Schools Awarded grant money to start STEM programs
Atlanta Public Schools
Benteen Elementary School
Bethune Elementary School
Cascade Elementary School
Crawford W. Long Middle School
Gideons Elementary School
Grove Park Elementary School
Harper Archer Middle School
John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School
Kimberly Elementary School
Kindezi West Lake
M. Agnes Jones Elementary
Usher Collier Elementary School
Venetian Hills Elementary School
Westside Atlanta Charter
Cobb County Schools
East Cobb Middle School
Daniell Middle School
Hightower Trail Middle School
Mabry Middle School
Simpson Middle School
Tritt Elementary
Douglas County Schools
Beulah Elementary
Holly Springs
Lithia Springs Elementary School
Bill Arp Elementary
Eastside Elementary School
Factory Shoals Elementary
Mason Creek Elementary
Sweetwater Elementary School
North Douglas Elementary School
Yeager Middle School
Burnett Elementary School
Fayette County Schools
Whitewater Middle School
Bennett’s Mill Middle School
Fayetteville Elementary School
Flat Rock Middle School
Inman Elementary School
JC Booth Middle School
Kedron Elementary
North Fayette Elementary
Rising Starr Middle School
Spring Hill Elementary
Fulton County Schools
Feldwood Elementary
Summit Hill Elementary
Holcomb Bridge Middle School
Rockdale County Schools
Sims Elementary School
About four dozen schools from Atlanta-area school districts were awarded grants to implement hands-on, project-based science, technology, engineering and math programs next school year, a nonprofit that provides STEM programs announced.
The press release from Project Lead the Way also said The Goizueta Foundation, which provides financial assistance to educational and charitable organizations, provided $1 million to help with expanding STEM education in Atlanta and the surrounding metropolitan area.
According to information provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, STEM-related jobs will grow 17 percent by 2018, a pace nearly double that of jobs not in STEM fields. That would include about 211,000 STEM-related jobs in Georgia alone.
The grant will be used in 31 elementary and 14 middle schools in Atlanta and Cobb, Douglas, Fulton and Rockdale counties. The grants are for two years and will assist in covering startup and maintenance costs for the programs.
“Through this partnership with Project Lead The Way, we hope to expand the impact of (metropolitan) Atlanta schools by increasing their capacity to deliver high-quality, hands-on programming that is often a significant contributor to many students’ academic successes,” Olga Goizueta Rawls, chairwoman and CEO of The Goizueta Foundation, said in the release.
