RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) -  Students and teachers in Angier, Burlington, Coats and Dunn havae received $20,000 Innovate Learning Grants from Verizon to study fields known as "STEM" subjects -- science, technology, engineering and math.

The schools -- Angier Elementary School in Angier, Hillcrest Elementary in Burlington, Coats Elementary School in Coats and Harnett Primary in Dunn -- are among 80 underserved public schools across the country who will receive the grant from Verizon.

According to Verizon, schools will use its Verizon Innovate Learning grants for teacher professional development or programs that leverage new technologies like 3D printing and robotics, as well as coding.  
 
To learn more about the grants, visit: http://www.thinkfinity.org/innovateaward/?CMP=DMC-SMB_Z_ZZ_ZZ_Z_ZZ_N_X00038.