Illinois HB2801 establishes a grant program for STEAM education and creates a list of STEAM opportunities for young women.
Illinois HB2801 creates the School STEAM Grant Program to provide science, technology, engineering, art, and math programming to low-income students in disadvantaged neighborhoods. The State Board of Education administers the grants, which fund STEAM education in public schools, charter schools, area vocational centers, and laboratory schools. The bill also mandates the State Board of Education to compile and disseminate annually a list of Illinois organizations offering STEAM externships, internships, and volunteer opportunities to young women.
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