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George Mason University partners with the Virginia Latino Higher Education Network (VALHEN) offering the VALHEN Hispanic STEM Academy designed for rising Virginia high school sophomores and juniors. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Office of University Branding

The Virginia Board of Education approved funding for George Mason University to launch the Shenandoah Valley Rural Regional College Partnership Laboratory School for Data Science, Computing, and Applications (DSCA).

This is a collaborative partnership between the university and Frederick County Public Schools, as well as six rural and rural-fringe school districts in the Shenandoah Valley including Clarke County, Fauquier County, Page County, Shenandoah County, Warren County, and Winchester Public Schools, along with Mountain Vista Governor’s School and Laurel Ridge Community College.

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