Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and the state’s top education officials were on hand this morning at Rhode Island College for the official opening of the $2.9 million R.I. Center for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education.

The ribbon-cutting was followed by a meeting of the state’s PK-16 Council.

Besides the governor and RIC President Nancy Carriuolo, those attending the 9 a.m. STEM Center event included Frank Caprio, chairman of the R.I. Board of Governors for Higher Education, and Robert Flanders, chairman of the R.I. Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education.

Full Story: STEM teacher-training center opens Source: Providence Business News, February 6th, 2009 Author: PBN Staff Added on February 7th, 2009 at 11:06 am, by Matt Mikula