The P-TECH educational model that I mentioned earlier is also becoming widespread because of public-private partnerships.

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We partnered with the New York City Department of Education, the City University of New York, and the New York College of Technology to create P-TECH in New York.

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Now at schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools and City University of New York and IBM, students will graduate with a high-school diploma and an associate's degree in computers or engineering.

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At schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools, the City University of New York, and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering.

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Now at schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools and City University of New York and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate's degree in computers or engineering.

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While Oracle is known for a cowboy atmosphere that accommodates sharp personalities, H-P is considered the tech industry's buttoned-up elder statesman, where employees take yearly classes in correct business conduct.

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P. news comes on the heels of another California tech giant, Yahoo, detailing plans of huge layoffs last month.

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Currently, there are more than 7 million apps from tech operators like Groupon (Nasdaq:GRPN) and Pandora (NYSE:P), as well as mega-brands like Disney (NYSE:DIS), and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO).

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Instead it offers desks (for a fee) and mentoring (free) from a potent mix of entrepreneurs, nonprofits, investors--and founders Terry Howerton (see p. 46) and Fred Hoch, who also created the Illinois Tech Association, a nonprofit trade group for 700 businesses.

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As companies like Pandora (NYSE:P) and LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) have pulled-off great IPOs, tech entrepreneurs are definitely gunning for this type of exit.

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