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Posted4/19/2021 5:30 AM
Four Aurora-area school districts are considering withdrawing from the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School, a move that would effectively dissolve the highly touted program at the end of next academic year.
Located on the Aurora University campus, the school offers specialized science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to about 50 third- through eighth-graders from each participating district: Indian Prairie 204, West Aurora 129, East Aurora 131 and Batavia 101.
The STEM students have performed well academically in what West Aurora Superintendent Jeff Craig called a nurturing environment, with opportunities to engage with business leaders and experts in the field. The unique and collaborative educational model has received high praise from students and parents, many of whom say they are devastated by the prospect of discontinuing the program.