Alabama Math Science and Technology Initiative

The application deadline to apply for grant money to promote STEM-related projects and education in Alabama K-12 schools is fast approaching. The final day to apply for the TSIN STEM Classroom Grant Program is Sept. 15.

A new study shows Alabama ranks near the bottom when it comes to salaries for jobs related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, also known as STEM. California came in first in the report with Mississippi coming in last. Alabama did only slightly better among low pay States at number 46.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), in partnership with the Bicentennial Volunteers, is helping to create the next generation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers. This is being done through the organizations’ TSIN STEM Classroom Grant Program.

The Biden administration designated thirty technology hubs spread across thirty two states, including Alabama and Puerto Rico. The plan is to help spur innovation and create jobs in the industries that are concentrated in these areas.

While the rest of the country's schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, student performance in a rural Alabama school district was soaring. Piedmont City schools notched significant improvement in math, landing in the top spot among school districts across the country in a comparison of scores from before and during the pandemic.

Alabama is updating its science standards to require that students understand evolution and learn about climate change.Educators say the new rules don't…