Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times covered
City Colleges' announcement about the expansion in the early college programs.
Chicago Tribune - Mayor Rahm Emanuel will try to keep the focus on his
education plans Friday, announcing a corporate donation to help expand a
program that allows Chicago public school students to take classes in high
school that earn them City Colleges of Chicago credits.
According to the Emanuel administration, the $500,000
contribution from General Electric will allow CPS and the city's community
colleges to increase participation in the dual enrollment program from the
current 2,481 students to 6,100 by the 2016-2017 school year.
Friday's announcement comes a day after Emanuel spoke about
his second term education agenda, one of a series of five policy talks he has
said he will give in advance of the Feb. 24 mayoral election. On Thursday, the
mayor said the dual enrollment program helps "set up students for
success."
"By establishing stronger connections with the City
Colleges, universities, corporations and nonprofits, we will enable our seniors
to choose additional course work, apprenticeships, and real-life exposure to
jobs and careers," he said.
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Chicago Sun-Times - Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to “reinvent” the senior year of
high school so more students take college courses and hold internships that
inspire them to go to college.
He also wants to help them pile up college credits during
high school to help reduce skyrocketing college tuition costs.
On Friday, the mayor started delivering on his education
agenda for a second term, thanks to a $500,000 contribution from the General
Electric Corporation.
Starting next fall, GE’s largesse will allow Chicago Public
Schools and City Colleges to more than double participation in dual credit and
dual enrollment programs.
Those programs were confined to 320 students when Emanuel
took office. They now have 2,481 students already and will grow to 6,100
students next year.
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