Newark, NJ - According to Verizon New Jersey Community Update, "Students at Dr. E. Alma Flagg and George Washington Carver schools in Newark are exploring the exciting world of STEM education with support from Verizon. Each has been awarded a $20,000 Verizon Innovate Learning Grant. They are two of 80 public schools across the country to receive a grant this year as part of Verizon’s investment to help provide teachers with the resources they need to use technology more innovatively and effectively to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math."
The Dr. E. Alma Flagg School will use the money for a “Battle of the Apps,” in which students, working in teams, will employ math, science and engineering to imagine, design and launch mobile apps. The George Washington Carver School will launch the "Project Lead The Way Gateway," an engineering and biomedical science curriculum for middle school students that engages their innate curiosity and inspires creative problem solving.
“We created this grant program to support the integration of innovative STEM initiatives in schools across the country, and we are pleased to recognize two Newark schools that have been chosen to receive the award,” said Sam Delgado, vice president for external affairs for Verizon New Jersey. “The proposals submitted by these two schools exemplify the type of initiatives that will provide exposure to students around STEM fields, and also offer students hands-on project-based learning opportunities that will help increase their interest and achievement in STEM.”
The significant demand for STEM-educated workers has been well documented in recent years, and a 2014 report found that the STEM job market is even larger than had been reported previously.
The Verizon Innovate Learning Grants program is part of Verizon’s commitment to the Obama administration’s ConnectED initiative, under which Verizon is providing up to $100 million in cash and in-kind contributions to drive student achievement, especially in STEM subjects.
“We created this grant program to support the integration of innovative STEM initiatives in schools across the country, and we are pleased to recognize two Newark schools that have been chosen to receive the award,” said Sam Delgado, vice president for external affairs for Verizon New Jersey. “The proposals submitted by these two schools exemplify the type of initiatives that will provide exposure to students around STEM fields, and also offer students hands-on project-based learning opportunities that will help increase their interest and achievement in STEM.”
The significant demand for STEM-educated workers has been well documented in recent years, and a 2014 report found that the STEM job market is even larger than had been reported previously.
The Verizon Innovate Learning Grants program is part of Verizon’s commitment to the Obama administration’s ConnectED initiative, under which Verizon is providing up to $100 million in cash and in-kind contributions to drive student achievement, especially in STEM subjects.
