If a District in VA can do this why not a District in CT?

Grant helps Gloucester train future engineers
By Cathy Grimes, Samieh Shalash and Jennifer L. Williams
December 29, 2008
Gloucester High School and Page and Peasley middle schools are among those across the country receiving money from Northrop Grumman Corp. to support Project Lead The Way initiatives.Project Lead The Way is a pre-engineering high school and middle school program offered in more than 3,000 schools.For the second consecutive year, Northrop Grumman — which owns the shipyard in Newport News — has donated $45,000 that will be used to purchase additional equipment for the pre-engineering labs in Gloucester's schools. The support is designed to strengthen the link between industry and education, according to a release from Northrop Grumman.
To assist teachers during the upcoming spring semester, equipment such as a three-dimensional printer, computer hardware and modeling wind tunnels will be available to students working on simulation software and three-dimensional prototypes. Through the program, students will be able to produce prototypes that can be further tested in the wind tunnel."By contributing to these types of programs, we hope to motivate kids to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math," said Margaret Blackwell, who serves as director of ethics and community relations at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News."We are committed to supporting educational excellence in our community, knowing these types of investments will produce tomorrow's work force."Last year, the program paired a Project Lead The Way teacher with a Northrop Grumman engineer at each school on a weekly basis, allowing mentors and teachers to share their knowledge of the content and the teaching and learning process.