PENSACOLA — On Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced $1 million proposed funding for teachers in Florida to partner with high-tech companies like Gulf Power for STEM training.
The statewide program will pay teachers to spend their summers interning at technology companies. More teachers of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM subjects, will gain real-world experience and help make Florida competitive for years to come.
The paid summer residency program for STEM allows teachers to bring new industry trends back to Florida's K-12 classrooms.
In addition to Gulf Power, 43 other companies have confirmed their participation in the STEM Residency Program, including: Amskills, Arthrex, Apex Technology, Azimuth Technology, Bay State Cable Ties, B&I, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Creative Sign Designs, Costal Cloud, D3 Glass, Duke Energy, Eastern Architectural Systems, Embraer, Entertainment Metals, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Florida Power & Light Company, Fort Walton Machining, Inc., Global Tech LED, GSC Systems, Harris Corporation, Haynes Corporation, Heat Pipe Technology, Hoerbiger Corporation of America, Inc., ICTC, ITG Technologies, Kaman Aerostructures, Lockheed Martin, Marine Concepts/JRL Ventures, Metal Essence, MiTek USA, Monin, Northrop Grumman, PharmaWorks, SAFT America, Shaw Development, Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Storm Smart, Structure Medical LLC, Survice Engineering Company, Timbar Packaging & Display, Vac-Con Inc., and Vistakon.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Gulf Power partners with Florida teachers to boost STEM