Oregon STEM received a $500,000 grant for its Spark Oregon initiative, using an “earn-to-learn” approach to help students learn about careers in the sciences.
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A Portland woman has dedicated the last 25 years of her career to helping students across the state find and reach their full potential.
Oregon STEM promotes equitable access to STEM opportunities for students across the state.
The program’s goal is to show students mostly in underserved communities different education and career opportunities related to science and technology.
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While a noisy construction site may not seem like the ideal place for high school students, local nonprofit unCommon Construction (uCC) sees it as the perfect classroom. Offering construction apprenticeships through local high schools, uCC teaches students how to build houses while fostering life skills such as leadership, teamwork and professional work ethic.
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UnCommon Construction takes an unconventional approach to the affordable housing crisis, and has even inspired one volunteer to start his own business.
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