LAKELAND REGENTS SCIENCE ACADEMY

Lakeland Community College received $340,000 from the Ohio Board of Regents to fund the Lakeland Regents Science Academy, a program developed to meet the increasing demand for teachers in the areas of science and math. The Lakeland Regents Science Academy was developed in response to House Bill 115 of the 126th General Assembly which appropriated $13.2 million in FY 07 to support the implementation of the Ohio Core recommendations through initiatives designed to increase teacher capacity in mathematics, science and foreign language. Lakeland was the only two-year college in the state of Ohio selected as lead partner for funding, and is collaborating with John Carroll University on this initiative.