A story in The Greenville News shows students and schools who have adopted the Chamber of Commerce's Centers of Excellence methodology are excelling.
Greenville schools attract international attention | greenvilleonline.com | The Greenville News
"At one school, for example, the principal wanted to see improvement in math on a standardized test that’s given at the beginning and end of the school year called Measuring Academic Progress, said Sam Patrick, president of a marketing and communications firm and member of the Greenville Chamber.
After teachers implemented the Center for Excellence strategies, the students had met their goal of improving by at least 50 percent, he said."
It's said that the quality and availability of local education is a key factor companies use to decide where to locate. This bodes well for continued economic development here!
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