Lieutenant Governor Murray Touts New STEM Grant

At the 40th stop in his tour of the 63 vocation technical schools in the state, Massachusetts lieutenant governor Timothy Murray was proud to announce a $3.2 million grant for new programs at vocational schools and public high schools in Gateway Cities across the state.

The announcement was jointly made by Murray and representatives of the Massachustts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), a quasi-public entity created as part of a $1 billion initiative to create jobs in the life sciences industry along with promotion of scientific research aimed toward improving the human condition.

“Training students to enter the life sciences workforce is a critical part of the Center’s mission,” said Susan Windham-Bannister, president and CEO of the MLSC. “We want to make those opportunities available to all students across the state, which is why we are focusing resources in this round of grant awards on our voc/tech schools, and public high schools in our gateway cities. These investments will both strengthen and diversify our life sciences workforce in Massachusetts.”

Here in Lexington, the grant allocates $134,137.91 to the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District.

“Our Administration continues to invest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education, jobs, and workforce development to prepare the next generation of students and leaders in our economy,” said Lieutenant Governor Murray, Chair of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council.

The 31 schools and programs that are receiving awards, including:

School/Organization

City/Town

Award Amount

Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School

Marlborough

$     90,284.00

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School

Upton

$     99,984.00

Blue Hills Technical School District

Canton

$   100,000.00

Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School District

Taunton

$     99,940.20

Cape Cod Regional Technical High School

Harwich

$     77,738.02

Fall River Public Schools (Durfee High School)

Fall River

$     92,555.23

Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School

Tyngsboro

$     89,936.15

Haverhill High School

Haverhill

$     99,289.40

Holyoke Public Schools (Dean Tech & Holyoke High School)

Holyoke

$   195,019.93

Lynn English High School

Lynn

$     77,419.35

Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation

Cambridge

$   249,777.00

Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District

Lexington

$   134,137.91

Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District

Fitchburg

$   248,274.76

Nashoba Valley Technical High School

Westford

$     96,665.20

Norfolk County Agricultural High School

Walpole

$     97,612.00

North Shore Technical High School

Middleton

$     99,999.52

Northeast Metropolitan Vocational School District

Wakefield

$     71,610.00

Quaboag Regional Middle High School

Warren

$       7,438.65

Quincy High School

Quincy

$     94,469.05

Revere High School

Revere

$     98,176.02

Rindge School of Technical Arts

Cambridge

$   100,000.00

Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

Springfield

$   100,000.00

Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational School District

Billerica

$     95,928.00

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

Northampton

$   100,000.00

South Shore Vocational Technical High School

Hanover

$   119,925.00

Taconic High School

Pittsfield

$     88,028.74

Taunton Public Schools

Taunton

$     99,384.00

The BioBuilder Educational Foundation

Cambridge

$     95,300.00

Westfield Public Schools

Westfield

$     44,333.00

Worcester North High School

Worcester

$     64,995.00

Worcester Technical High School

Worcester

$     99,982.82