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  <title><![CDATA[Southwest Georgia Students Put New Manufacturing Skills to the Test in Tri‑District Race]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Students from three Southwest Georgia high schools put their engineering skills to the test at the Advanced Manufacturing Program’s first tri‑district race, showcasing custom cars they designed and built. With strong support from educators, industry partners, and local leaders, the program is fostering homegrown technical talent. As AMP expands to six schools, communities are beginning to imagine new possibilities for their future workforce.</p><p><a href="https://research.gatech.edu/node/44900">Read more »</a></p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[Georgia Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Pathways program brought three school districts together for a hands‑on competition in Bainbridge, highlighting early progress in workforce development and the program’s expansion to six schools.]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[Students from three Southwest Georgia high schools showcased custom‑built cars at the Advanced Manufacturing Program’s first tri‑district race, highlighting a growing, community‑supported effort to develop local technical talent as the program expands to ]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>Students from three Southwest Georgia high schools put their engineering skills to the test at the Advanced Manufacturing Program’s first tri‑district race, showcasing custom cars they designed and built. With strong support from educators, industry partners, and local leaders, the program is fostering homegrown technical talent. As AMP expands to six schools, communities are beginning to imagine new possibilities for their future workforce.</p>]]></value>
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            <body><![CDATA[<p>Students from three Southwest Georgia high schools put their engineering skills to the test at the Advanced Manufacturing Program’s first tri‑district race, showcasing custom cars they designed and built. With strong support from educators, industry partners, and local leaders, the program is fostering homegrown technical talent.&nbsp;</p>]]></body>
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                  <image_alt><![CDATA[A row of small, student‑designed model race cars displayed on a table, each placed on top of design sheets in a gym setting.]]></image_alt>
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            <body><![CDATA[<p>Each car on the track represents hours of programming, 3D printing, machining, and iterative design completed by students in the AMP program.</p>]]></body>
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                  <image_alt><![CDATA[wo small student‑designed race cars positioned at the starting line of a metal track, with a digital timer display and spectators in the background at an Advanced Manufacturing competition.]]></image_alt>
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