Harbor Freight Wants to Reward Public School Skilled Trades Teachers

Harbor Freight has opened the application period for this year's Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. And this year, the company has doubled the amount awarded to more than $1 million in prizes for outstanding skilled trades teachers and their public high schools.

Three first-place winners and their schools will receive $100,000 ($30,000 to the teacher or teacher team, and $70,000 to their high school's skilled trades program), and 15 second-place winners will receive $50,000 ($15,000 to the teacher or teacher team, and $35,000 to their high school's skilled trades program).

We've seen firsthand the impact that skilled trades teachers in this country are making in the lives of students. They're teaching them how to repair cars, how to weld, how to build houses, how to install electrical systems and plumbing, the list goes on and on. These educators are giving our young people tangible skills that lead to great jobs after high school graduation.

Skilled trades teachers are heroes, and it's time to recognize them. If you're a skilled trades teacher at a U.S. public high school, please apply. And if you know a great skilled trades teacher, please forward this message to them and encourage them to apply.

Applications are open now through July 6 at hftforschoolsprize.org. Stay up to date on the latest prize news on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.