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Gov. Janet Mills’ plan could boost Maine’s community collegesSun JournalMills’ plan would provide up to two years of free community college for students who graduated in 2020 or later, at least through the class of…
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Seeking to grow a diverse talent pool for microelectronics jobsNorth Carolina center launches rural college leaders program A dog-friendly workplace Seeking to grow a diverse talent pool for microelectronics jobs A new partnership aims to…
Interagency efforts on equity in job training
Various federal agencies are dipping into the workforce development area as the Biden administration looks to build more equitable education and job training pathways toward good-paying jobs. Federal officials from various agencies highlighted their recent…
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Maine considers textbook assistance plan for some studentsAssociated PressDemocratic Rep. Maggie O’Neil has proposed a bill that would create the Textbook Cost Assistance Fund within the Maine Department of Education. O’Neil said she made the…
‘Resigners’ take to short, online training programs
Individuals who recently resigned from their jobs and don’t plan to return to the workforce for a few months aren’t just sitting around: A good proportion of them are taking short-term online courses to prepare…
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In Virginia, scaling up successful training programs In Chicago, more apprenticeship opportunities… …and more STEM opportunitiesAlso, a STEM partnership in Massachusetts Helping more students become architects In Virginia, scaling up successful training programs The Virginia…
Diving into Texas community college finance
The funding formula for Texas’ 50 community college districts has stayed virtually the same since 1973, while the state’s share of two-year schools’ total budgets has steadily declined from nearly two-thirds to less than one-quarter…
A call to overhaul youth policy, programs
As Congress prepares to take up legislation that would, in part, infuse billions of dollars into higher education and workforce development, a well-regarded research and policy institute is saying it’s also time to overhaul how…
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Howard Community College (HCC) has announced that it is expanding its apprenticeship programs with the help of a $250,000 grant from the Maryland State Department of Labor. The announcement was made at an event celebrating…
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As college enrollment plunges, schools must adapt to post-pandemic realityCNBCFederal funding through the CARES Act helped institutions develop online learning models and cover unbudgeted costs from the pandemic, says Martha Parham of the American Association…