Mayor’s Youth Technology Corps
(2008)

Funder: National Science Foundation ITEST program (Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers)

In this partnership between the Detroit Public Schools, City of Detroit Department of Homeland Security, and Eastern Michigan University, high school students will develop geospatial visualization, analysis, and modeling skills learning GIS and other spatial analysis technologies as a strategy to increase the STEM skills in urban youth and guide them toward advanced science study and related career options.