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Board approves $10,000 Tennessee 250 grant for student-written play about 1920s local strike
Summary
The Elizabethton Board of Education unanimously approved a $10,000 grant from the Tennessee 250/America 250 initiative to fund a student-researched and -written play about a 1920s labor strike led by women of Carter County; the project will involve research in fall and a filmed spring performance.
The Elizabethton Board of Education voted to approve a $10,000 grant contract with the Tennessee State Museum, part of the Tennessee/America 250 initiative, to support a student-driven project to research and stage a play about a 1920s labor strike led by women of Carter County.
Mr. Hensley, who told the board he will manage the grant, said the award will fund props, costumes and small stipends for teachers working outside regular hours. The project…
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