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District readies grant bids, seeks construction craft program and lab upgrades amid state CTE funding wave
Summary
Superintendent outlined three waves of state CTE funding tied to the millionaires tax and described plans to apply for program expansion grants, lab modernization funds and skills capital; the committee asked to be kept apprised and approved continued reporting from the district task force.
Greater New Bedford VocTech administrators told the school committee on Aug. 11 that the states recent revenue from the 2022 "millionaire's tax" has produced a first round of roughly $35 million to $60 million for vocational program expansion and facility work, and that the district intends to seek grants to expand capacity and modernize labs.
"That money is earmarked for education and transportation," the superintendent said, describing the roughly $100 million supplemental package and its first-wave grants for gateway cities and…
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