Saturday, December 25, 2010

Austin Polytechnic Academy - Re-tooling Education

Austin Polytech’s mission is to redefine vocational education and revive the Chicago’s manufacturing industry by educating the next generation of advanced manufacturers — in effect, students who enter the workforce as hybrids of machinist and engineer.

Austin Polytech’s diverse curriculum is designed to prepare its 381 students for college, but school leaders also encourage them to pursue manufacturing careers that do not require four-year degrees — an approach that not all educators agree with.

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