Gov. Perry Announces State Investment in Robotics Education Programs
Posted by Robin Painovich on 12/01/09 in Blog
Gov. Rick Perry, Texas Workforce commissioners Andres Alcantar and Ronnie Congleton, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott, and business leaders announced a $1 million investment from the Texas Workforce Commission to expand statewide student participation in robotics education programs. View full release.
The FIRST Robotics Competition and FIRST Tech Challenge immerse students in science and technology through competitions to design, build, and program robots using engineering principles and a sports model of teamwork and competition.
Ensuring that Texas remains a leader in job creation depends on the development of our workforce and is imperative to Texas’ future prosperity. Last month, the governor announced a $160 million initiative to expand the number and scope of Texas science, technology, engineering and math (T-STEM) academies, an initiative he established in 2005, as well as fund STEM scholarships.
John Shellene will host a session on FIRST robotics programs on Tuesday, February 9 at Education Open Source. Attend this session and learn how to build a hands-on robotics program in your district with resources including events, volunteers and mentors across Texas.
