Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence

Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence
Location
Pennsylvania, United States
Information
Type	Summer program for gifted high school students
Established	2009 (as publicly funded summer program)
Founder	Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell
Closed	Some programs have been closed
Website	Official Website

The Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence (PGSE) are five-week, publicly funded summer program for gifted high school students.

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell cut funding for the PGSE program in the state's 2009-2010 budget.^[1][2] Five of the programs have been privately revived and are functioning members of the National Conference of Governor's Schools as of 2014.

Programs

• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Engineering and Technology at Lehigh University
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University - (renamed the Pennsylvania School for Global Entrepreneurship)
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information, Society & Technology at Drexel - closed
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Health Care at the University of Pittsburgh - (renamed the University of Pittsburgh Health Career Scholars Academy)
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts at Mercyhurst University - closed
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Global & International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
• The Pennsylvania Governor's School for Excellence in Teaching at (Millersville State University) --closed

References

1. "Rendell previews budget plan".
2. "DARE program targeted for cuts".

External links

• PGSE Homepage
• PA School for Global Entrepreneurship at Lehigh University