| The skills gap isn’t just a manufacturing issue Dayton Daily News - - year at the beginning of October tries to bring attention to that industry’s skills gap, area business leaders from other sectors say manufacturers aren’t alone in confronting shortages of skilled workers... |
| Iowa looks to bridge skills gap in the workforce KITV - - SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - With Iowa's low unemployment rate of 3.6 percent, employers statewide are looking to fill openings. Part of the issue is that there is a skills gap in the labor force that needs to be addressed, according to Governor Terry Branstad.... |
| ACT vs. PARCC: Which test shows if high schoolers are ready for college? Daily Herald- - Divergent results from two tests measuring how prepared Illinois students are for college are causing much consternation among suburban educators.... |
| State board member calls for Indiana to keep a general diploma in.chalkbeat.org - Indiana State Board of Education member Steve Yager will offer a resolution Wednesday asking that the board postpones a vote to redefine the state’s high school diplomas, in part to save the general diploma from extinction..... |
| Mississippi Voters Reject Guaranteed Public School Funding tn.chalkbeat.org - In a pivotal moment of transition for Tennessee public schools, some students began this month to take online assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards — a big shift from the pencil-and-paper tests of past decades that no longer coordinate with the state’s academic benchmarks.... |
| Mississippi Voters Reject Guaranteed Public School Funding NPR.org - Voters in Mississippi have rejected a citizen-led, constitutional amendment that would have increased funding for public education. The public schools in the poorest state in the nation have been underfunded and underperforming for years.... |
| Why you can get a free college education in Germany but not in California Los Angeles Times - Germany’s commitment to higher education is so strong that even Americans can get a free college degree in the country. Meanwhile in California, the Cal State University system might soon consider annual tuition hikes, ... |
| Arizona students leave millions in free college money AZFamily - PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) More than a third of Arizona high school graduates passed up $75 million in free money for college last year. According to consumer site NerdWallet, more than 21,000 eligible Arizona students passed up nearly $3,500 each in Pell grant money..... |
| Denver sales tax hike for college scholarships defeated co.chalkbeat.org - Denver voters Tuesday rejected a measure that would have raised taxes to subsidize college scholarships. Final unofficial results showed voters rejected Measure 2A by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent..... |