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Danbury Science Teacher Awarded $5K Stipend

​Andrea LaRosa​ will receive a $5,000 stipend to help guide her students in scientific research.

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​Andrea LaRosa​, a teacher at Westside Middle School Academy, is among 84 educators from across the United States to share in the $274,000 awarded​ by the Society for Science.​
​Andrea LaRosa​, a teacher at Westside Middle School Academy, is among 84 educators from across the United States to share in the $274,000 awarded​ by the Society for Science.​ ( Society for Science)

DANBURY, CT — A Danbury teacher will receive a $5,000 stipend to help guide her students in scientific research.

Andrea LaRosa, a teacher at Westside Middle School Academy, is among 84 educators from across the United States to share in the $274,000 awarded by the Society for Science. Educators participating in the Society’s Advocate Program work with students from underrepresented groups and from low-income households by helping them to develop STEM projects that can then be entered into science research competitions.

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