9月29日，美国教育部宣布，康涅狄格州东南部的地区教育服务中心学习将获得近1500万美元的赠款，用于在整个地区扩大择校计划。 The 磁石学校援助计划 (MSAP) grant allows for significant curriculum revision at 学习 interdistrict magnet schools, including the 康涅狄格河学院 (CTRA) at Goodwin College in East Hartford. 资金将在五年期间分配。

“This grant is a testament to our mission that has been established at CTRA during the past seven years, as well as to our commitment to true career and college readiness,” CTRA principal 塔拉Amatrudo said. “I’m thrilled that our vision for 可持续发展教育 has been validated at the federal level. We are doing so many things to benefit our scholars’ futures…and now we will get to do even more.”

在Old Lyme举行的新闻发布会上，国会议员Joe Courtney和学习学校的领导们正式宣布了这项拨款。 MSAP补助金的支持将使CTRA能够为其学生增加制造途径。 这所学校位于皇冠app河畔校区，由学习和皇冠app学院共同运营。

“This grant will allow us to fully roll out our new manufacturing program and offer our students additional class selection options,” Goodwin’s Director of 磁铁的学校 Operations, 林恩Guerriero, said. “CTRA的学生来自全州42个城镇，其中许多是当地的，但也有来自希伯伦、哥伦比亚、弗农和西哈特福德等郊区城镇。 新的制造课程将为这些学生提供实践机会，体验先进制造、设计和工程、数控加工、激光技术、机器人、质量控制和物流等领域的尖端机械和工具。”

“Goodwin College, along with 学习, has worked closely with Congressman Courtney and with Congressman Larson in our home district, and with the Governor’s office, state education agencies, and local employers to identify solutions to a shortage of skilled workers in Connecticut’s manufacturing industry,” Goodwin’s Vice President for Economic and Strategic Development, 托德·安德鲁斯, said. “学院非常高兴获得这项奖学金，并将为CTRA的500名学生带来新的学习机会。”

学习 Executive Director 艾琳·豪利医生 said the RESC was delighted to work with the federal government to reduce racial isolation and foster high quality magnet programming in local schools. “我们知道，这项努力的真正受益者是我们地区的儿童和家庭。 霍利说：“联邦拨款认识到像格罗顿、诺里奇和东哈特福德这样的社区的巨大需求，这些社区的贫富矛盾最为普遍，成就差距如此明显。”

For more information on the 康涅狄格河学院, visit www.hgappdown.com/CTRA. 感兴趣的家庭可以在网上申请，报名参加即将到来的家长信息会议，或计划参加一个开放的房子。

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