ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia has received a $5 million National Science Foundation grant and will build a state alliance aimed at elevating K-12 science education and supporting every science teacher across Georgia.

Led by Julie A. Luft, the athletic association professor of science education in UGA’s Mary Frances Early College of Education, the initiative will establish the "National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program: Strengthening Georgia Science Teachers Through a Teaching Corps, Mentoring and Leadership Development."

The program will bring together leaders from the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Science Teachers Association, the Georgia Science Supervisors Association and the Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center.

“The vision of this project is to highl

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