[Source: Scott Wong, Arizona Republic] — Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is seeking federal stimulus money for a joint community college and charter high-school campus in downtown Phoenix focused on training students for green jobs. Gordon made his case this week during a conference call with Vice President Joe Biden and other local officials from around the country to discuss how the disbursement of stimulus funds is working for cities and counties. And recently, the mayor and Linda Thor, president of Rio Salado College, pitched the campus proposal to top officials in the U.S. Energy and Education departments during a trip to Washington.
The Green Phoenix Learning Campus, part of the mayor’s green initiative, would sit on the 2 1/2-acre site of the Rio Salado Adult Learning Center, now housed in temporary trailers and dated buildings at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Fillmore Street. The school, which could open by fall 2010 if funding is available, would offer curriculum focused on green architecture and construction, renewable energy, alternative fuels, and environmental sciences. The concept sprouted shortly after Gordon rolled out his “Green Phoenix” plan to make the city an environmental leader. [Note: To read the full article, click here.]
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