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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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FOX 2 Detroit: Detroit schools get $5M investment for auto tech
FOX 2 Detroit covered the announcement on air, spotlighting what the $5 million investment from Ford and Bloomberg Philanthropies means for Detroit students pursuing careers
CBS Detroit: Ford, Bloomberg Philanthropies invest $5M in Detroit students’ auto tech training
CBS News Detroit featured the announcement, highlighting the partnership’s promise to prepare Detroit students for skilled, well-paying automotive careers right in the heart of the
Hoodline: Ford, Bloomberg Drop $5 Million Tune-Up On Detroit Auto Tech Schools
Hoodline’s neighborhood-news take on the announcement covers how the $5 million will update facilities and dramatically grow training capacity — reviving Western International’s program by
AOL / USA Today: Detroit schools get $5M from Ford, Bloomberg for auto tech program
The Detroit Free Press story was syndicated nationally through AOL and the USA Today network, carrying news of the Foundation’s landmark partnership — and Detroit
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. Needs Mechanics and Electricians. Big Business Is Spending to Create Some.
The Wall Street Journal placed the Detroit partnership at the center of a national story about corporate America’s race to close the skilled trades gap.
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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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