The Mississippi Department of Education has awarded The University of Southern Mississippi $1,544,968 through the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.
The grant, allocated at $386,242 annually over four years, will be used to launch a new Going Beyond Apprenticeship Program for Career and Technical Educationstudents in Hattiesburg Public Schools. Participants at HHS will gain academic and technical skills in addition to work experience as they undergo 150 hours of professional development training, 40 hours of service-learning and 450 hours as apprentices with approved community partners during their junior and senior years.
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