Greater Lawrence Tech, Essex Tech to Train About 200 Students with Mass. Life Science Center Grants

Essex Technical High School, Danvers. (John Phelan, Creative Commons.)

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Two area schools—Greater Lawrence Technical School and Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School—will use grants of nearly $100,000 each to serve just under 200 students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics—or STEM.

The Massachusetts Life Science Center’s STEM Equipment and Professional Development Grant program awarded on Monday nearly $2.8 million in capital and teacher professional development for 30 projects. Greater Lawrence Tech will serve 96 students and Essex Tech will train 105students. Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao joined Senate President Karen E. Spilka, Life Science Center leaders and state and local officials during a ceremony at Sanofi in Framingham.

“Today’s announcement demonstrates our administration’s commitment to supporting the life sciences industry, including by investing in education and training opportunities that will inspire a new generation of life science and STEM field workers,” said Gov. Maura T. Healey. “By sparking early interest in the life sciences among students and funding industry-aligned programs, we are creating a world-class talent pipeline and supporting the continued growth of life sciences companies in Massachusetts.”

The program prepares students for life sciences careers by enabling schools to purchase lab equipment, materials, supplies and technology, and provide teachers with professional development opportunities supporting advanced curricula and standards.

The Healey-Driscoll Administration proposed a $1 billion, 10-year reauthorization of the Life Sciences Initiative in the Mass Leads Act, the administration’s economic development bill, to extend Massachusetts’ leadership as the global leader in this cutting-edge industry. The administration said the initiative fosters “competitiveness, innovation and equity by creating better workforce pathways into industry careers and improving health outcomes for Massachusetts residents.”

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