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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. 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

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