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6-Year High School Prepares Students of Color for Work in STEM

6-Year High School Prepares Students of Color for Work in STEM

The Department of Education, the City University of New York (CUNY) and IBM partnered to open, P-TECH an innovative New York City high school where students are educated an additional two years from grade 9 through 14. The focus is on getting minority students prepared for joining the STEM sector of the workforce.

Investing in the Future

Educating young minds for some 30 years is no small feat. But it was a love for children that inspired Larry and Brenda Breland to become schoolteachers. While educators don’t always get paid their true worth, these native Mississippians managed to retire from the public school system in 2002 with $180,000 combined from their state retirement plans. The couple also owns several rental properties valued at nearly $1 million, which provide about $3,000 in monthly rental income.

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