KERA News LG Pinkston began as a P-TECH campus as the program launched. Now it s an H-TECH school, still offering college credits to high school students, but the focus is now on health care.
In 2009, only 7% of Dallas ISD students earned any kind of secondary credits within 6 years of graduating high school. Now, more than 10% of Dallas ISD seniors are expected to graduate with both their high school diploma and associate degree.
Students in the Dallas Independent School District have a few weeks to go before class lets out for the summer. But when the time comes, many of the graduates walking the stage for commencement will have earned more than just a high school diploma. Some will have college credits or even a degree.
Students Make Competitive Salaries, Prepare for College after Enrolling in P-TECH & T-STEM Courses
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Ashley Rives knew she wanted her education to include hands-on classes. When selecting her pathway in Duncanville High School’s Career and Technical Education program, she narrowed down her options by ruling out what she didn’t want to do first.
“I just didn’t want to be in nursing or culinary or any other stuff. It didn’t stand out to me,” Ashley said. “I wanted to do something different, so I decided to go with Auto Tech.”
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IBM Board Appoints CEO Arvind Krishna As Chairman, Replacing Rometty
The move comes after Krishna, a longtime IBM executive and a principal architect of the Red Hat acquisition, replaced Ginni Rometty as CEO in April, making him the Armonk, N.Y.-based company’s 10th chief executive. By Dylan Martin December 16, 2020, 05:29 PM EST
IBM’s board of directors appointed CEO Arvind Krishna as its chairman, taking over from executive chairman and former chief executive Ginni Rometty, who is retiring at the end of the year.
The move, which was disclosed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday, comes after Krishna, a longtime IBM executive, replaced Rometty as CEO in April, making him the Armonk, N.Y.-based company’s 10th chief executive. Krishna, who first joined IBM in 1990, had already been serving on the board as a director since his CEO appointment.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Arvind Krishna, acknowledged as the architect behind the 2019 acquisition of Red Hat for $32 billion, will be IBM’s next chair.
The IBM board disclosed the selection of Krishna, 58, as the replacement for Ginni Rometty, whose retirement at month’s end had been previously disclosed. The news came in a securities filing Wednesday evening after the markets closed.
Krishna, who joined IBM in 1990, was named CEO in April to replace Rometty.
IBM’s board of directors appointed CEO Arvind Krishna as its chairman, taking over from executive chairman and former chief executive Ginni Rometty, who is retiring at the end of the year.