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Columbia Gorge Education District Receives $200K Grant to Diversify Access to Career Technology Education

Columbia Gorge Education District Receives $200K Grant to Diversify Access to Career Technology Education

Columbia Community Connection
Education, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Hood River County

Across the state and in the Columbia Gorge, boys outnumber girls roughly three to one in engineering-related courses. Students of color are similarly underrepresented in those courses. Now over $200,000 of investment is headed to Hood River County and South Wasco County school districts in the Gorge to diversify access to engineering, computer science, and advanced manufacturing courses.

Turning the Wrench, Mechanics Class Empowers TDHS Students with Career Pathway & Real World Skills

Turning the Wrench, Mechanics Class Empowers TDHS Students with Career Pathway & Real World Skills

North Wasco County School District 21
Education, Home Page, The Dalles

The smell of oil and metal fill the air as students clatter underneath a 1982 El Camino sitting on the lift. Students are hard at work, hoods are up and hands are busy. While it may not look like your typical classroom, it's just another day for Taylor Alsheimer in his Advanced Mechanics class. Nestled in the basement of The Dalles High School, Alsheimer’s room has the feel and function of a real repair shop.