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Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine expand their partnership into education with the opening of an ‘innovative’ new high school in Inglewood, California.
The legendary rapper/producer and the powerhouse executive are expanding their partnership into education with the opening of a new high school in Inglewood, California. Iovine, sans Dre, showed up in Inglewood on Monday (August 12) to unveil the Iovine and Young Center Integrated Design, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Magnet, due to open next year.
The school, which is part of the Inglewood Unified School District, will initially be open to just ninth graders, but will expand to include up to twelfth grade within several years.
“The center is designed to reshape the high school experience through an innovative education model that combines a rigorous interdisciplinary curriculum with real-world, team-based learning opportunities,” reads a statement from the school issued to Los Angeles’ Fox 11. “This IYC initiative is set to amplify Inglewood Unified School District’s focus on creating innovative and exciting pathways for high school students.”
“We believe that this will differentiate them in the workforce and colleges,” adds Iovine. “To go out and say you have an education in disciplinary learning, being able to collaborate with different disciplines and innovate is an advantage.”
The school will be located on the campus of a middle school set to close in June of next year, according to the L.A. Times. An additional four schools in the district will shut down by the time Iovine and Dre’s center opens up. But this is far from the duo’s only foray into education — they have another high school in L.A., as well as a learning center in Atlanta.
The Atlanta project, opening at the Frederick Douglass High School this coming school year, will initially be offered to students in the school’s ninth grade STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Academy. Students enrolled in the program will have the opportunity to “explore diverse disciplines, businesses, and industries to bring solutions to the problems surrounding these areas.”
