Between layoffs, school closures and financial deficits, El Paso-area school districts are expected to hire fewer teachers for the 2025-26 academic year than in the past. That has left some recent UTEP graduates concerned about their futures as educators.
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San Jose State keys in on the next generation of social-service workers
By steering more graduates into roles directly serving their community – not tech giants – the university seeks to better cater to a region facing deep wealth divides and soaring housing costs.
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How this rural Wisconsin community college raised grads’ wages — and saved its accreditation
‘If our graduates don’t make family-sustaining wages, we’re not going to offer the program anymore,’ a Southwest Wisconsin Technical College official says. ‘Our degrees have to have value.’
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Many Californians can’t get mental health help. Is it too hard to become a therapist?
All across the state, but especially in rural areas like Amador County, finding a therapist is challenging.
Posted inIndianapolis
How Wayne Township helps immigrant teachers get certified in Indiana
An adult education program aims to help reduce underemployment among immigrants.
Posted inFort Worth
UTA seeks to increase enrollment, offer more housing and expand research in updated plan
University of Texas at Arlington plans to make huge strides in research, faculty recruitment, enrollment goals and additional campus housing amenities over the next five to 10 years.
Posted inIndianapolis
Ivy Tech taps Louisville superintendent as next president
Pollio was chosen in part because of his experience with workforce programs.
Posted inWisconsin
Wisconsin’s workforce is aging. How can communities and employers prepare for the future?
University of Wisconsin researcher Matt Kures discusses challenges and opportunities of an aging workforce — and how employers and workers can prepare.
Posted inIndianapolis
Students found school and work through prep class, but funding is in jeopardy
Gov. Braun wanted to specifically fund he Jobs for America’s Graduates program, but lawmakers are taking a different path.
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Gen Z turns to the GED
A growing portion of high school equivalency test-takers in Missouri seem to be high-performing students, pursuing GEDs and similar tests not as a last resort, but as a strategic choice.