Could Pennsylvania Schools Add a 13th Grade?
Governor Tom Corbett’s committee on postsecondary education studied the possibility of adding a 13th grade to Pennsylvania schools, The Patriot-News‘ Jan Murphy reports.
Rob Wonderling, CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and chair of the committee, discussed it with the other 30 commissioners who gathered at a Pennsylvania Radisson for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Educational Foundation’s workforce summit.
Ideas tossed around at the summit for this “13th grade” included it being an optional, part-time study for those who need it at community colleges and technical centers.