By Emma Loura

Superintendent Eric Reid on Wednesday told school board members the program still will take place this summer but with a tighter budget,

The only federal funds USD 383 receives that have been frozen are come from the Department of Defense Educational Activity, a grant program that supports education of K-12 children from military families. Those dollars were a significant funding source for Summer STEM, and not having them may affect the program this year.

STARBASE, a partner in Summer STEM, suspended operations earlier this month because of a funding shortage.

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