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ABC 12: New $500K Program Prepares Michigan Students for Manufacturing Careers
ABC 12 reported on the launch of the Manufacturing Futures program, a $500,000 initiative from the American Federation of Teachers, General Motors, and local school...
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Crain’s Detroit Business: Ford, Bloomberg nonprofits commit $5M to put more Detroit students on path to auto technician jobs
Ford Philanthropy and Bloomberg Philanthropies made a joint $5 million commitment to Detroit Public Schools Community District to put more students on a pathway to
Detroit Free Press: Detroit schools get $5M from Ford, Bloomberg for auto tech program
Ford Motor Company and Bloomberg Philanthropies have committed $5 million to expand automotive technician training at Breithaupt Career and Technical Center and Western International High
Traders Union: Mike Bloomberg confirms $90 million initiative to aid U.S. student job training
Traders Union covers the bigger picture: the Detroit investment is the flagship example of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ new $90 million national initiative connecting high school students
Automotive News: Ford, Bloomberg nonprofits commit $5M to put more Detroit students on path to auto technician jobs
The auto industry’s leading trade publication covered the investment as a direct response to the technician shortage facing dealerships nationwide — with DPSCD students positioned
Fox 2: DPSCD Redesign is Expanding
A major re-design of high school education is now expanding across the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The goal is simple help students discover a
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CBS Detroit: Empowering Detroit Students: $500K Manufacturing Futures Program
CBS Detroit covered the Manufacturing Futures Initiative, highlighting how new GM and AFT foundation support is equipping eight middle school classrooms with 3D printers and
CBS Detroit: Detroit Public Schools Community District & GM Launch $500K Manufacturing Program
CBS Detroit reported on the district’s new $500,000 manufacturing initiative, backed by General Motors and hosted at the Michael Berry Career Center, which will prepare
Local 4 Click On Detroit: Modernizing Skilled Trades: GM’s New $500K STEM Initiative
Local 4 looked at how GM’s Manufacturing Futures partnership with the American Federation of Teachers and local public schools is modernizing skilled trades training, introducing
FOX 2 Detroit: GM Launches $500K ‘Manufacturing Futures’ Program for Detroit Students
FOX 2 Detroit covered the launch of Manufacturing Futures, GM’s $500,000 initiative with local school districts and organizations to prepare 2,800 Detroit and Dearborn middle
DBusiness: Ford, Bloomberg Invest $5M in Auto Tech Program at Detroit Public Schools
DBusiness breaks down the four pillars of the $5 million investment: modernizing classrooms with industry-standard tools, expanding work-based learning and credentials (including the Ford ACE
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