Another reason why our public schools are so important.

Just in case you missed this blog post from yesterday:

“People will come here when it’s excellent,” she said. She’s hopeful that the county school superintendent, Robert Avossa, will lead an improvement.
—Quoted, West Palm Beach Mayor Jeri Muoio.

The quote and excerpt above is from an article titled, “Jeff Greene and others key in on challenges facing West Palm Beach” by business reporter Dan Weil at The Real Deal. Below are two excerpts from the article datelined Friday, Oct. 27th:

     Bianco [Angelo J. Bianco] said attracting more young people is important. “To get to the next level we need to make West Palm Beach a place where young people think of going into business,” he said. “When [top] people graduate from college, West Palm isn’t on their list.” [emphasis added]

and. . .

     Greene [real estate investor Jeff Greene] and Muoio [WPB Mayor Jeri Muoio] both pointed to the need for a better educational system. “People will come here when it’s excellent,” she [Muoio] said. She’s hopeful that the county school superintendent, Robert Avossa, will lead an improvement.
     As for higher education, the percentage of the population with Ph.D.s is low in West Palm, and that’s what brings business, Muoio said. “How does our university system become more attractive?”
     Greene agreed on the need to elevate local colleges. Echoing Bianco’s point, he also said it’s important to make West Palm Beach attractive to young people from the area who go to top colleges elsewhere, so that they will come back afterward. “We have to get the human capital that will build business,” he [Greene] said.
 

FYI. Whilst on the subject, have you heard about
the City of Lake Worth Business Alliance?

The inaugural meeting was on Wednesday, Oct. 18th. About 30 people, business owners and residents, showed up on a rainy night. Use this link
to learn more.

This would be a good time to remind everyone the C-51 Canal separating the cities of Lake Worth and West Palm Beach is not a dangerous crossing. We’re actually very friendly here in the City of Lake Worth and have many good friends in WPB as well.

We’re looking for new ideas and better ways to reinvigorate Dixie Hwy. When the next Business Alliance meeting is scheduled will let everyone know and hope you can show up and help with some advice going forward, e.g., more creative ways to “[G]et the human capital that will build business” here in our little City.