Job-Training Academies Steer Inner-City Kids to a Bright Future.

Seegrist, Ruth

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Publication Date: 1986

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Job-Training Academies Steer Inner-City Kids to a Bright Future.

Seegrist, Ruth

American School Board Journal, v173 n6 p38-39 Jun 1986

Philadelphia's public schools and local businesses have jointly sponsored job training academies for "high risk" inner city high school students since the late 1960s. Career-focused and committed, the program has expanded successfully. (CJH)

Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Industrial Training, Job Training, School Business Relationship, Technical Education, Urban Education, Vocational High Schools, Vocational Maturity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers

Language: English

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