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EDITORIAL: GE Foundation grant is smart move.(Editorial)

Erie Times-News (Erie, PA)

| June 12, 2012 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Erie Times-News. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

June 12--The GE Foundation has come through again for the Erie School District and, ultimately, for the benefit of our entire community.

The foundation announced it has pledged $8.6 million to the school district to improve high school education in math, science and literacy. Although struggling financially, the school district has seen results from the GE Foundation's previous $15 million grant to bolster math and science skills for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Reading skills, however, are lagging. With this new grant, the district will hire 10 full-time employees for East, Strong Vincent and Central Tech high schools and at Northwest Pennsylvania …

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