How can school districts save money through business partnerships?
School districts can save money by sharing resources. The cost of the Henry Ford Academy is about one third of what it would cost to build a more traditional school because the land and building are already there. Plus, there are a million artifacts, including cars, airplanes, trains, sewing machines, computers, and just about every other invention known to man that is being incorporated into the curriculum. Here students are not only learning the what of math, science, language arts and social studies, but also the why. The Henry Ford Museum donated the site and Ford Motor Company put up the money for renovations and curriculum development. There were no capital costs for the Wayne County educational system. Other examples include savings in the costs of land and facilities. At the Lincoln Unified School district in Stockton, California, a private fitness center operator is negotiating to build a facility on a new school site. The district will put up the land and the fitness center w
