Wichita State engineering grants aimed at computer training
The Wichita State University College of Engineering is offering support to Kansas high schools in an effort to help beef up computer science courses, according to a news release.
The college is set to offer grants to 20 high schools in the state this summer to help increase students’ computer coding skills, the release said. Two-week training grants for instructors will be valued at $2,400 each.
In the release, the university notes an “urgent demand” for employees with computer science skills. The grant program is in conjunction with Project Lead the Way, a national nonprofit organization that works to introduce children to computer science, engineering and biomedical sciences coursework.
No more than one teacher per school is eligible for the grant. For a full list of school requirements for the grant program, or for more information, contact Project Lead the Way’s Kansas assistant affiliate director Karen Reynolds at karen.reynolds@wichita.edu.
Bryan Horwath: 316-269-6708, @bryan_horwath
This story was originally published March 24, 2016 at 11:14 AM with the headline "Wichita State engineering grants aimed at computer training."