The grants will be available to up to 20 schools to provide students and teachers with hands-on learning experiences in science and technology fields.
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After Nevada lawmakers used marijuana excise tax money to boost per-pupil funding in schools, they were at pains to find money to fund school safety and the popular Millennium Scholarship.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and legislative Democrats are advancing a two-pronged plan to add money to schools: First, use a 10 percent excise tax on recreational marijuana sales, and second, authorize county governments to raise the local sales tax.
17 Nevada students received $2,500 scholarships among the roughly 15,000 finalists in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program competition.