NASA’s Network of States Program Launches in Orangeburg
Area schools are about to get a STEM boost thanks to a NASA initiative that kicked off April 16-17 at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College. Network of States – a collaboration among the nation’s 10 NASA centers to build regional networks for educator professional development – brings together school districts that serve populations underrepresented in STEM, higher education institutions, informal education organizations, government and industry in an effort to provide more opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for middle school students. “The real objective is to help bring the community together in support of the schools,” said Dr. Kimberly Brush, education …