Obama is heading to Brooklyn to visit one of the first P-Tech high schools, that integrates the tech-business aspect of IBM with a high school-college curriculum, hit the jump for more!!!
Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) originated in 2011 as a new form of education offering students an introduction to college curriculum through a 6 year education program, that is the first school that offers an associates degree upon graduation!
The first establishment of the P-Tech schools was placed in Brooklyn, P-TECH currently has: “335 students in grades 9, 10 and 11, and each year another class of 9th graders is being added through grade 14. This innovative educational model was designed by IBM to be both widely replicable and sustainable as part of a national effort to reform career and technical education,” reports IBM
Obama is making his first appearance at the tech school in hopes to expand the model nation wide, Stanley S. Litow, IBM Vice President stated that he is more than excited at the president’s visit:
“We are thrilled that the President is taking aggressive steps to replicate the IBM P-TECH model across the U.S. To address the crisis facing our educational system, and our lack of qualified applicants for tomorrow’s well-paying jobs, the IBM P-TECH model must extend beyond just one school, one neighborhood, one city or one state. All too often, our nation’s school systems have tolerated wide-ranging mediocrity while championing a small number of successful schools. P-TECH is a repeatable model for STEM Pathway schools anywhere that the public and private sectors are willing to collaborate to provide their children with a 21st century education to meet the world’s need for skills.”
You can catch the live stream right now till 4:30 p.m. here !
