Black River Falls School District Receives Fab Lab Grant
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018 -- 8:00 AM
-Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation announced that 22 school districts throughout the state have been awarded a total of more than $500,000 in grants to establish or expand local fabrication laboratory facilities.Governor Walker has declared May 1st as Fab Lab Day in Wisconsin, and to mark the occasion, he and WEDC Secretary Mark R. Hogan, along with other key state leaders, are visiting all 22 school districts to present the grants and celebrate their successes. Others taking part in the statewide announcement tour are Wisconsin Department of Revenue Secretary and WEDC board member Rick Chandler; University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross; WEDC Deputy Secretary and COO Tricia Braun; Wisconsin Technical College System Provost and Vice President Colleen McCabe; and Department of Workforce Development (DWD) Deputy Secretary Chris Hagerup.
A Fab Lab is a high-technology workshop equipped with computer-controlled manufacturing components such as 3D printers, laser engravers, computer numerical control routers, and plasma cutters. Through its Fab Lab Grant Program, WEDC is supporting the purchase of Fab Lab equipment for instructional and educational purposes by elementary, middle, junior, or high school students. One neighboring school district that was awarded the grant is the Black River Falls School District. They’ll be receiving $23,500.
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