A green jobs charter high school
By
Melissa Hincha-Ownby
Mother Nature Network
May 04, 2009
Phoenix may soon get funding for a combined charter school and community college campus that focuses on green jobs training.
The Green Jobs Act of 2007 provides funding for training workers
in a green collar job. The act, which was funded in this year’s
Recovery Act, is likely the starting point for green jobs training.
Today’s youth will begin to receive this training as they proceed
through high school, and if Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon gets his wish, a
new charter school and community college campus in the city will focus
on green jobs training.
The
combined facility would be known as the Green Phoenix Learning Campus
and would be built on a Rio Salado Community College site in downtown
Phoenix.
An article that appeared on AZCentral.com provides more details about the project:
“The school, which could open by fall 2010 if funding is
available, would offer curriculum focused on green architecture and
construction, renewable energy, alternative fuels and environmental
sciences.” Source: AZCentral.com
Rio Salado Community College has $4 million to contribute towards
the project but federal stimulus dollars will be needed to complete
school facilities. The project would help Mayor Gordon achieve his
goals for a “Green Phoenix.”