Harbor Freight Offers $1M in Prizes for Teacher Excellence Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence sponsored by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools.

Skilled trades teachers of U.S. public schools are invited to enter the third annual awards program that features $1 million in cash and prizes. The entry deadline is June 17, 2019.

Three first-place winners will receive $100,000 and 15 second-place winners will receive $50,000. The the awards will be divided between the winning teacher and the school’s skilled trades program. In addition, 35 semi-finalists will receive a $1,000 gift card to support their high school’s skilled trades programs.

Eric Smidt, founder of Harbor Freight, said, “I have a special place in my heart for skilled trades teachers, especially those who teach in high school. We depend on skilled trades workers. They fix the cars we drive, they build and repair the homes we live in and they do so much more. Yet more than 1.5 million skilled trades workers will retire by 2024, and there are not nearly enough students entering the trades to fill those jobs. Even at Harbor Freight Tools, as we’re building and opening two new stores every week, we struggle to find enough skilled electricians, carpenters, plumbers and HVAC technicians.”

To learn more about the awards program and to nominate, visit hftforschoolsprize.org

Click here to read about last year’s winners.

 

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