Governor Scott Announces Proposed STEM Education Funding In “Keep Florida Working” Budget

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

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TAMPA, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced $1 million in proposed funding to partner with high-tech companies in Florida to create a paid summer residency program for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) teachers to bring new industry trends in STEM fields back to Florida’s K-12 classrooms. In addition to the summer residency program, Governor Scott’s 2015-2016 “Keep Florida Working” Budget also proposes $30 million for a new workforce training initiative focused on STEM occupations and $5 million to incentivize $10,000 STEM degrees at our state colleges.

Governor Rick Scott said, “We want Florida to be the global leader for jobs, and we must have a skilled workforce to reach that goal. By investing in science, technology, engineering and math education, we are ensuring our students are prepared for the jobs of the 21st century. Our teachers are essential to preparing our students and helping them realize better educational outcomes, and that is why it is so important that we invest in educating our teachers so they can bring innovative ideas to the classroom. We know that the workers and leaders of tomorrow are in our classrooms today and we will continue to make important investments to help our students succeed in the classroom and beyond.”

16 companies in Florida have already confirmed their participation in the STEM Residency Program, including:

Chromalloy

Covanta Energy

CoWork Jax

Embraer

Entertainment Metals, Inc.

F4 Tech

Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

Florida Power & Light

Gulf Power Company

Heat Pipe Technology

Hoerbiger Corporation of America, Inc.

ICTC

Metal Essence

Northrop Grumman

PharmaWorks

Timbar Packaging & Display

The Governor will release his full 2015-2016 “KEEP FLORIDA WORKING” budget recommendations in the coming weeks.

Governor Scott Announces Proposed STEM Education Funding In “Keep Florida Working” Budget

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