Billionaire Mike Bloomberg is investing $250 million to open 10 high schools across the country, including one in Dallas, focused on the health care industry.
In North Texas, Baylor Scott & White Health and the public charter school system Uplift Education will collaborate to transform West Dallas’ Uplift Heights Preparatory into a health care-focused campus. They will also establish a health science pathway at Grand Prairie’s Uplift Grand Preparatory.
“These innovative programs … have the potential to not only change the trajectory of young lives, but the economic health of families and neighborhoods we serve,” leaders from Baylor Scott & White and Uplift said in a joint statement.
The local partnership will receive about $14.6 million from the pool of funds to roll out its offerings. It is one of two in Texas, with Memorial Hermann Health System and Aldine ISD opening a high school in the Houston area.
