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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Mike Carroll |
  
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Carroll announces $344,896 in grants for local school districts
HARRISBURG, Aug. 4 – State Rep. Mike Carroll, D-Luzerne/Monroe, announced that three schools in his legislative district will receive Dual Enrollment grant funding to help students earn both high school and college credits simultaneously.
The school districts are: Pittston Area, $29,558; and Wilkes-Barre Area, $45,874, in Luzerne County; and Pocono Mountain, $81,201, in Monroe County.
"This program gives students the chance to prepare for learning in the collegiate setting and lets them earn college credits to get an early start on their education," Carroll said.
The Dual Enrollment program enables high school juniors and seniors to enroll in college-level courses and receive postsecondary credit for coursework.
The grants for 2008-09 were awarded to 370 school districts and 16 career and technical schools in 64 counties, nearly three-fourths of the state's 501 school districts, and will give students access to nearly 50,000 college courses in the coming school year.
Additionally, Pittston Area Senior High School will receive $188,223 through the governor's "Classrooms For the Future" program. The program provides funding to purchase laptop computers, high-speed Internet access and state-of-the-art software for high school math, science, English and social studies classrooms. It also includes funding for professional development to help train teachers on the equipment. "Classrooms for the Future helps students improve their test scores and their overall interest in school," Carroll said. "It provides training that will be necessary in today's workplace." Carroll said educators who have used the program in their classrooms have reported increased student attendance and participation. The program has reached 350,000 students across the state in its first two years and will place 140,000 laptops in high school classrooms this year.
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