Step in the Right Direction

We didn't know The Mayor reads TCI. A day after tackling the subject of the LAUSD & the Community College District exploring partnerships. This announcement appeared in the L.A. Times.

L.A.'s Santee school to team up with Trade-Tech College
Mayor Villaraigosa announces a program to train students in culinary arts and tourism while they complete high school. The goal is to prepare them for both a career and further college education.
A $1.2-million program designed to curb galloping high school dropout rates will send Santee Education Complex students to Los Angeles Trade Technical College to train in culinary arts and tourism Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Tuesday.

We think this is the first step in the right direction. We hope the Mayor's office keeps good account of where the money goes. Let's make sure that the 1.2 million is EFFECTIVELY spent.