Governor’s schools could feel Governor’s cuts
Artistically and academically talented high school students in Pennsylvania may soon be looking for new ways to spend their summer vacation. Reports have indicated that when Governor Rendell announces his budget plans tomorrow, the five-week-long summer residential programs in the state’s Governor’s Schools of Excellence may be slashed. WHYY’s Elizabeth Fiedler reports.
Artistically and academically talented high school students in Pennsylvania may soon be looking for new ways to spend their summer vacation. Reports have indicated that when Governor Rendell announces his budget plans tomorrow, the five-week-long summer residential programs in the state’s Governor’s Schools of Excellence may be slashed. WHYY’s Elizabeth Fiedler reports. [audio: reports20090203govcuts.mp3]
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