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Senate committee hears bill to continue and expand P‑TECH high school programs
Summary
The Senate Education Finance Committee heard testimony supporting Senate File 1176 to continue base funding for Rochester’s P‑TECH program and to provide new startup and support grants so other districts can create similar career‑linked pathways. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus education finance package.
The Minnesota Senate Education Finance Committee on Feb. 26 heard testimony on Senate File 1176, a bill to continue base funding for the Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P‑TECH) in Rochester while creating startup and support grants so other districts can launch similar programs.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Bolden, told the committee the measure would “allow full funding for Rochester’s highly successful P‑TECH program to continue while growing the pie, creating more opportunities for start up and ongoing support grants for other districts.”
Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Kent Pickell described the Rochester model as a combined high‑school/college pathway tied to local demand jobs. “We have a practical nursing pathway...and the other…
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