New grant to power Medical Lake STEM projects

Federal funding allows continued growth in technology education

Yoga pads, not yoga pants, will be a term discussed around the various schools in Medical Lake in the next five years.

At its Sept. 19 meeting, the district's school board heard about efforts to successfully reel in $1.3 million in funding that will help power the integration of new technology in the teaching of STEM subjects, science, technology, engineering and math.

Amidst a few chuckles in the room, board president Rod Von Lehe read the long-winded name of the funding source, the Department of Defense Education Activity - or DoDEA for short.

"The real easy name for it is the Career Success...

 

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