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By Melanie Asmar/Chalkbeat

An education program founded by rapper Andre “Dr. Dre” Young and record executive Jimmy Iovine that’s focused on entrepreneurship, technology, and design is coming to two Denver schools next fall, the school district announced Thursday.

“You know how Dre said ‘let me welcome everybody…’?” Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero said in a statement. “Well, this partnership welcomes our students into a whole new world of creativity, entrepreneurship, and future-ready learning.”

Manual High School and Denver School of the Arts will each host an Iovine and Young Center for Innovation. Students at the two schools will be able to take classes that blend

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