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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Rep. John Yudichak |
  
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Local school district receiving $187,656 grant
HARRISBURG, Aug. 4 – State Rep. John Yudichak, D-Luzerne, announced that Crestwood Area School district will receive $187,656 through the '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 allows students to engage in new ways of thinking and learning," Yudichak said. He 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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