THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2024 Page 9 STEM Equipment and Professional Development Grants MLSC is awarding nearly $2.8 million in capital and teacher professional development funding for 30 projects through the STEM Equipment and Professional Development Grant program. This funding will serve more than 37,000 students at 91 schools and provide professional development opportunities for more than 460 teachers. The program prepares students for life sciences careers by enabling schools to purchase lab equipment, materials, supplies, and technology, and provide teachers with professional development opportunities that support the implementation of advanced curricula and standards alignment. Awardees include: Applicant Location MassBioEd Revere Public Schools Award Amount Revere Students to be Served Malden $136,462 3,306 $79,831 1,700 Since its inception, MLSC has awarded more than $25.7 million to nearly 280 high schools and middle schools, serving schools in all 14 Massachusetts counties, all 26 Gateway Cities, and 38 percent of all public middle and high school students. This funding has leveraged more than $2.5 million in cash and in-kind matching funds. The Center previously OP_ED | FROM Page 6 the saying, “the boss makes a dollar, I make a dime,” and in a time where the boss makes 30-times the dime the workers like us make, VP Harris, as part of the Biden-Harris administration and as a former prosecutor has the experience and results needed so that American working families can keep more money in their pocket, predatory university scammers are held accountable and most importantly our Democracy is preserved. That is why as the only Democrat from Revere in the Massachusetts 5th Congressional District that is a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, I will be voting for Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Nominee and next President of these United States. The choice is clear, the time is now. (Juan Pablo Jaramillo is a Revere Councillor-at-Large and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District.) awarded more than $191 million to support workforce development in the construction, renovation, and outfitting of life sciences laboratories and training facilities at 50 institutions, including 16 twoyear community colleges. About the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) is an economic development investment agency dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the life sciences in Massachusetts, home to the most verdant and productive life sciences ecosystem in the world. Through public-private funding initiatives, the MLSC supports innovation, research and development, commercialization, and manufacturing activities in the fi elds of biopharma, medical device, diagnostics and digital health. Since its creation in 2007, the MLSC has strategically deployed more than $970 million in Massachusetts, through a combination of grants, loans, capital infrastructure investments, tax incentives and workforce programs. These investments have created thousands of jobs and propelled the development of new therapies, devices and scientifi c advancements that are improving patient health and well-being in Massachusetts and beyond.
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