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Thanks to Harguth, ag department receives grant
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To the Editor:
As a cattle person and an educator, I was very pleased to learn that Caledonia Area High School was awarded a $2150 grant for agricultural programs.
CHS teacher Brad Harguth applied for a Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council (MAELC) grant to implement their proposal called “College in the Schools - Animal Science.” Our region has a very strong agriculture economy, so it’s important to support agriculture in the classroom.
With school funding being reduced or delayed and budgets tight these grants go a long way in assisting instructors to bring new and challenging curriculum into the school district and agriculture programs. In the case of the CIS animal science course the four U of M credits keeps the students and their funding in the school district and encourages them to not PSEO. When students PSEO they take district funds with them.
The MAELC funding begins in Senator Sharon Erickson Ropes’ ag committee in St. Paul. She voted to put $500,000 into competitive grants for Minnesota schools. This is a perfect example of great use of taxpayer dollars. Without this extra revenue, many rural students would miss the opportunity to take high quality Agriculture Education classes.
Mr. Harguth and Senator Ropes are both strong voices for kids and agriculture!
Dorothy Pettit
Rushford Village, Minn.
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