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28 Wisconsin school districts awarded Fab Labs Grants
26 May 2021
News, Wisconsin
This isn’t the kind of shop class where you end up with a bookcase that Mom treasures. In these classes, students use high-tech equipment to make anything from robots to prototypes of the next big idea.
And more students than ever are going to have those opportunities with help from WEDC’s Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) Grant Program.
Governor Tony Evers and WEDC announced May 5 that 28 school districts throughout the state have been awarded a total of more than $635,000 in grants to establish or expand local fab lab facilities.
“The fab labs program engages students in science, math and engineering, allowing them to create and invent all sorts of things, from robots to 3D models,” Governor Evers said. “The skills learned in Wisconsin’s fab labs can help prepare our kids for their future, including high-paying jobs in technology and manufacturing, which are critically important for our state’s future and our economy.”
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