Wed, May 11, 2011
A national transportation education initiative founded in May
1997 by former Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater as the
Garrett A. Morgan Technology and Transportation Futures Program.
Its purpose is to prepare youth to become the future transportation
workforce.
In 2005, Congress elevated this program to a new level by
authorizing its establishment as the Garrett A. Morgan Technology
and Transportation Education Program (GAMTTEP) in the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (Public Law 109-59). GAMTTEP’s purpose is to
“improve the preparation of students, particularly women and
minorities, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) through curriculum development and other activities related
to transportation.”
In October 2010, a New Jersey based business-education
partnership announced the award of such a grant to Hunterdon
Central Regional High School (HCRHS), its sending districts,
Alexandria Field Airport, and the developers of Leaders Take
Flight, and Women Take Flight workshops, Linda Castner and Dr. Sue
Stafford.
Program objectives are:
- To build a bridge between America’s youth and the
transportation community;
- To improve elementary and secondary (K-12) level
students’ skills in STEM through such means as curriculum
development, internships, mentoring programs, and other
transportation-related activities;
- To facilitate partnerships among government, academia, and the
private sector;
- To increase understanding of the transportation industry and
careers, and advance transportation workforce development.
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