BusinessFebruary 28, 2022
Jackson High School teacher honored with STEM grant
Leanne Thele, a science teacher at Jackson High School, has been notified she is one of 95 teachers nationally to receive a grant to inspire students to do independent science research, according to Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit group Society for Science...
Leanne Thele, a science teacher at Jackson High School, has been notified she is one of 95 teachers nationally to receive a grant to inspire students to do independent science research, according to Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit group Society for Science.
The grants, with a cumulative value of $135,000, are being disbursed through the Society's STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Research Grants program.
Most grants are for $1,000, with a few awards at the $5,000 level.
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The program's aim is to help "exceptional science teachers from underserved and underrepresented communities" assist their students to do hands-on original science research and experiential learning projects.
Society for Science also gave a grant to another Southeast Missouri teacher -- Tiska Rodgers of Hayti High School in Pemiscot County.
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