Norwalk rethinks high school via IBM

From left are Gov. Dannel P. Malloy; IBM Vice President of Corporate Citizenship Stanley S. Litow; and David L. Levinson, president of Norwalk Community College and vice president for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities and Board of Regents for Higher Education. Photo by Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service/IBM.
From left are Gov. Dannel P. Malloy; IBM Vice President of Corporate Citizenship Stanley S. Litow; and David L. Levinson, president of Norwalk Community College. Photo by Jon Simon/Feature Photo Service/IBM

At Norwalk Community College recently, the state unveiled plans for its first Pathways in Technology Early College High School to open in Norwalk in September.

The six-year, IBM-affiliated academy, from which students will graduate with both a high school diploma and a no-cost Associate in Applied Science degree, is a collaboration of IBM, Norwalk Public Schools and Norwalk Community College.

The program is envisioned as a series of similar schools designed to put graduates on the path to good jobs.

For more information, contact Ari Fishkind at 917-623-9784.