December 20, 2013
Antioch, CA – Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) visited Park Middle School in the Antioch Unified School District to see the STEM Learning Opportunities Providing Equity (SLOPE) Investing in Innovation (i3) Project in action in his district this week. The federal i3 grant program supports innovation in education that is demonstrated to improve student achievement and close achievement gaps, with the goal of identifying and documenting practices that can be shared among school districts nationwide. The SLOPE i3 Project is specifically focused on helping all students succeed in Algebra 1 the first time they take the class, as this is considered critical for college and high-skilled job preparation.