BDN reports on $2M grant to promote STEM education in rural schools
The Bangor Daily News reported the National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Maine a nearly $2 million grant to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in rural Maine schools. The grant will support 22 fellowships for recent STEM graduates or current STEM professionals to help them become certified STEM teachers in rural Maine schools, U.S. Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins said in a joint statement announcing the award. The funding supports the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center), a coalition of teachers, university staff and students who research best practices for teaching and learning in STEM disciplines, according to the article. The center works with teachers around the state to bring the best practices into their classrooms. “This grant will help empower our next generation of STEM educators as they work to equip rural Maine students with the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century,” Collins and King said. Mainebiz also reported on the grant.