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Cash-strapped undocumented immigrants in Chicago flock to free community colleges USA Today More than two years after Chicago launched a program that offers a swath of high school students a free ride at its community…
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Community colleges have duplicate free tuition plans San Diego Union-Tribune Some community college districts are facing an unexpected but not unwelcome problem following the passage of a state bill that partly duplicates their own efforts…
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Growing manufacturers are trying to interest more high school students in careers Minneapolis Star Tribune Hundreds of the nearly 8,000 Minnesota manufacturers opened their doors this month to high school students thinking about careers making…
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$234 million: OTC unveils economic impact on region, ponders tax increase Springfield News-Leader (with video) Chancellor Hal Higdon said he loves to hear how Ozarks Technical Community College (Missouri) has impacted the lives of individual students….
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As gas drilling returns, industry and colleges need to talk Pittsburgh Post-Gazette It’s perhaps no surprise that the “skills gap” — a buzzword in workforce development spanning industries like construction, manufacturing, utilities, auto body shops…
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Education officials work to make transitions smooth for high school, college students Hays Daily News To increase the number of Kansans getting some form of post-high school training, education officials said K-12 schools and colleges…
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University of Wisconsin consolidation proposal follows higher education trends Wisconsin Public Radio News (with audio) Experts say colleges need to attract local high school grads to help enrollment. UW System president hopes to grow number…
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Students to attend National Science conference in D.C. Madera Tribune Two Madera Community College Center students are among 50 students chosen from throughout the U.S. to attend the National Science Foundation-Advanced Technological Education conference set…
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University of Wisconsin officials announce plan to merge colleges with four-year campuses Wisconsin State Journal University of Wisconsin (UW) System officials are pursuing a plan to merge the state’s two-year UW Colleges with its four-year…
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Western Dakota Tech is increasing opportunities for nurses KEVN Black Hills Fox (with video) Jobs aren’t a guarantee anymore for college grads, but for students in the medical fields like nursing, their jobs are in…