Daniel Prince
$1.5 million to be split among 25 high school skilled trades teachers
Harbor Freight Tools is increasing its support of high school skilled trades teachers and programs. They say those teachers play a vital role in preparing our country’s future skilled trades workforce. Their classes open doors to great careers and meaningful work. Over the last six years, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools has awarded over $6 million to more than 100 U.S. public high school teachers and their programs. Thousands of students benefitted as a result.
The Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence® has brought attention and support to these teachers, students, and skilled trades programs. The prize started as an experiment in 2017, awarding a total of $500,000 to 12 skilled trades teachers and their programs. In the years since, the prize has gone up to $1.25 million.
Harbor Freight notes that over the next decade, the U.S. will be making the largest investment ever in roadways, bridges, ports, and other infrastructure. They say we also need to make an unprecedented investment in the next generation of tradespeople who will do this important work. In light of that, this year they decided to increase the prize again and will award $1.5 million to 25 outstanding public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs across the country.
If you know an excellent public high school skilled trades teacher in the community, please encourage them to apply for the 2023 prize at hftforschoolsprize.org. Applications are open now through May 5, 2023.