Christmas came early in Coosa County.
The Alabama State Department of Education provided a $65,000 grant for Coosa County career technical education. CCCTE director Hester Hamby said the grant is used to close the gap in students’ College and Career Readiness statuses. Starting next year, CCR is going to be a graduation requirement.
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