Another ECP mention
Posted by gweiss, Thu Feb 22 12:21:00 UTC 2007
... this time in the Free Press. Snip:
"If we can get well-trained students who are happy in doing what they want to do and they can be placed in jobs that can contribute to employment, it will be a plus for the economy," said Kathleen Straus, president of the state Board of Education.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm touted the schools as "revolutionary" in her State of the State address earlier this month. In other states, such schools emphasize fields like technology and international studies.
Start-up money for the schools opening this fall came from a grant the Legislature approved last fall. Granholm has included more money for those six schools -- as well as money to help create five to six additional ones -- in her proposed budget for 2008.