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STARBASE Charlotte spotlights STEM week for Cleveland County fifth graders; program's federal funding at risk
Summary
STARBASE Charlotte staff described hands-on STEM instruction for fifth graders from multiple Cleveland County Schools and warned the program's federal funding was cut in current budget proposals; a board member asked the superintendent to draft a resolution in support for the next meeting.
Dr. Jason Parker presented members of STARBASE Charlotte and described a multi-day, hands-on STEM experience that brought fifth graders from several Cleveland County Schools to a military base for classroom work, computer-aided design, and a chance to board a C-17.
STARBASE Charlotte, a Department of Defense STEM outreach program, provided weeklong sessions this year to students from Bowling Springs, Fallston, Kayser (Kaser in some materials), Jefferson, Elizabeth, James Love, Union and Washington elementary schools, Dr.…
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