TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Wednesday, $1 million in proposed STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education funding in Florida's K-12 classrooms.
It's all a part of the sunshine state's 'Keep Florida Working" budget.
Gov. Scott says the goal of the proposed funding is to partner with high-tech companies in the state to create a paid summer residency program for STEM teachers to bring the latest in STEM fields back to the classroom.
"As we have more jobs, we have more people moving to the state, housing prices are going up, our state revenue are increasing," said Scott. "As that's increasing, we're investing in education. The highest per-pupil funding in k-12 education will have in my budget, but on top of that, we're cutting taxes."
16 companies in Florida have already confirmed that they are participating in the STEM Residency Program, including Chromalloy, Northrop Grumman and Florida Power & Light.
