| Auto group offers scholarships, apprenticeships Wausau Daily Herald - One of the ways Olson and other auto industry representatives plan to change that situation is through the Wisconsin Automotive Truck Education Association, or WATEA. Founded in 2000, the organization works to develop awareness of career paths and opportunities available in the automotive, truck and transportation industry..... |
| Indiana State Partners With Local Schools To Curb College Costs NPR.org StateImpact - Indiana - Indiana State University and the Vigo County School Corporation announced a partnership Monday that will offer high school students in Vigo County Schools the opportunity to earn up to 30 credit hours at ISU before graduating.... |
| Education Officials Say Michigan ‘Literally Can’t Afford Any More Bad Schools’ WDET - The Michigan Board of Education has picked a new superintendent to lead the state’s Department of Education. Brian Whiston is currently the superintendent of Dearborn Public schools, and is the state board’s pick to replace retiring superintendent Michael Flanagan... |
| Texas Moves Closer to Allowing Guns on College Campuses TIME - The Texas Senate approved a bill on Thursday that would allow people to carry concealed handguns on college campuses.. .... |
| As Texas college tuition climbs, lawmakers to air ideas Dallas News - AUSTIN — When Republicans first gained control of the Legislature in 2003, they embarked on an overhaul of higher education by giving university governing boards the power to set tuition rates .... |
| Project Gives Developmentally Disabled a Chance to Go to College NPR.org State Impact - Florida - A college education is generally considered a student’s best shot at getting a good job these days, and it’s often assumed most high schoolers are prepared to attend college. .... |
| Culture shift yields support for career-based education Statesman Journal - Ethan Sorrells isn't sure what he wants for a career. Becoming a lawyer was an early dream for the Sprague High School junior. He has considered joining the Navy or the Army. More recently, though, a different opportunity presented itself, and Sorrells is inclined to follow it — at least for now.... |
| Save the dates: large college fairs coming to California Bay Area Higher Education Examiner - Many large college fairs are coming to California in April and May. The fairs are sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and its regional affiliate, Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC)... |
| Community colleges adapting to train students for work San Diego Union-Tribune - As the job market improves, community colleges are finding themselves unprepared to meet employers' expectations, a town hall on workforce preparedness was told Wednesday... |