Grant Funds will Help Teach Teachers

The Virginia Department of Education is awarding more than $2.7 million in grants to enhance teachers’ knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math and their ability to teach the subjects. The department said in a release that 17 partnerships between school divisions and colleges and universities won the awards, part of a competitive Math and Science partnership grant competition. The partnerships will provide in-service training for STEM teachers and create professional development programs tied to state science Standards of Learning.