抖M女仆 Schools Awarded $3.1 Million U.S. Department of Education Grant
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抖M女仆 Schools (抖M女仆S) recently was awarded the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program Grant to increase the number of students from underserved groups, including students with disabilities, who apply for and are accepted to 抖M女仆S.
The grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Education, is worth $3.1 million over five years and will serve to identify, recruit and develop underserved students for 抖M女仆S. It also will go toward Supporting Talent through Recruitment, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (STRIDE), which will serve 825 unduplicated underserved high school students, 75 middle and 180 elementary students, as well as 145 teachers over the five-year grant period.听
鈥淲hile A.D. Henderson and 抖M女仆 High School continues to redefine public education in the United States, we are excited for the opportunity to further evolve our early college model,鈥 said Joel Herbst, Ed.D, superintendent of 抖M女仆S. 鈥淭he Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program allows our students, who are often underrepresented, to access top-tier education, research and social resources at 抖M女仆.鈥
抖M女仆S is affiliated with 抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Education and this grant builds on 抖M女仆S鈥 nationally ranked model, 鈥 with campuses in Boca Raton and Jupiter 鈥 and , which is built on the premise of access and affordability. 抖M女仆HS and ADHUS equips all students, regardless of financial circumstances, gender or race, with the necessary skills for an ever-evolving job market.
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The Department of Education鈥檚 Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program awarded only 13 projects nationwide that support evidence-based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities that enhance elementary and secondary schools鈥 capacity to identify gifted and talented students and meet their unique educational needs.
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