Monday, March 2, 2009

Letter to Jane Pettit a Mixed Bag

Alan Borsuk, education reporter for the Journal Sentinel let out his creative side in a letter to Jane Pettit, the Milwaukee philanthropist who gave $20 million to build Bradley Tech High School.

Bradley Tech has been getting a bad rap recently due to some high profile fights. What the letter does successfully is point out that there are really good things going on at the school, because of dedicated students and staff. The letter ends on a low note, but it's still worth a read.

An excerpt:
If you wanted the school to be a launching place for new generations of technical and vocational workers, you can find good news. That goes for training for high tech jobs in computers and electronics as well as classic jobs in things such as carpentry and welding. The demanding Project Lead the Way program to promote engineering careers is popular. One thing they do in the vocational program is Take abandoned homes, rehab them and sell them. They recently finished the 42nd house since the school moved into your building.


Read the rest here.

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