George Clooney Opens A School That Will Train Students For High-Paying Jobs In Hollywood

In what is being called a 'highly awaited move', Hollywood actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, and more will co-found a film school for underserved communities in 2022.

Named The Roybal School of Film and Television Production, this institution will give students robust academic education, practical training, and access to renowned storytellers and other industry professionals and experts from Hollywood.

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¡°Our aim is to better reflect the diversity of our country. That means starting early. It means creating high school programs that teach young people about cameras, and editing and visual effects and sound and all the career opportunities that this industry has to offer,¡± Clooney said in a statement.

Led by principal Blanca Cruz, the school will start with ninth and 10th-grade students and expand to 11th and 12th grades over the next two years.

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Clooney, Washington, Cheadle, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, and a trio of producers will sit on the board and will cover about 20% of the initially expected budget of about $7 million, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Buetner told the New York Times.

Truly sounds like a groundbreaking opportunity.