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  <title><![CDATA[How a Race Car Project Is Transforming Rural STEM Education]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Students in rural Georgia are discovering new possibilities through Georgia Tech’s new Advanced Manufacturing Pathways program, where they design, build, and race custom cars while learning real manufacturing skills. With local educators and industry partners behind it, AMP is reshaping how communities imagine their future workforce.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://research.gatech.edu/node/44711">Read more »</a></p>]]></body>
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