Career Technical Education programs at Lenoir City Schools will be undertaking a major expansion of audio, visual and communications training with the help of multiple grants.
Tennessee Department of Education recently announced more than $800,000 in grant funding has been awarded statewide for science, technology, engineering and math education, middle school career and technical education and school-based enterprise projects at the high school level.
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