DuBois High gets $3.6M for job programs

Baltimore’s W.E.B. DuBois High School is one of nine violence-plagued schools in the country to receive millions in federal funding for internships and other programs to improve students’ career prospects.

The Labor Department gave the school $3.6 million this summer. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao said the grant will pay for mentoring programs to prepare students for employment. The funding also creates a paid internship program at Baltimore companies.

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