ATLANTA
Acknowledging that not Georgia every student will make it to college, House Speaker Glenn Richardson on Tuesday rolled out a plan designed to give those who don’t go the needed technical skills to land a good job.
Students participating in Richardson’s proposed BRIDGE program would take a combination of regular high school courses as well as specialized classes from the Department of Technical and Adult Education. It could prepare them for careers as electricians, welders, aerospace workers or a host of other in-demand jobs.
Richardson said that without an alternative path, some 40 percent of the ninth graders who just started this school this week in Georgia are likely to become frustrated and drop out.
