Student Construction Apprenticeship Jobs Start

Construction apprenticeships are beginning for Detroit Public Schools students hired to work on the district's $500.5 million capital improvement program.
  
The district says in a release that some students will start Wednesday morning with site supervisors at John R. King pre-kindergarten through eighth grade on the city's northwest side.  Classroom instruction will be combined with onsite experience in the construction trades.  It's a nine-week program beginning at six construction sites this week for 75 Detroit students.
  
The district is building or renovating 18 schools. The work is being paid through a voter-approved bond initiative.
  
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