2022 News Archive
Kansas Schools are Poised to Ditch Class Hours for Real-World Training as Graduation Requirements
Publication: KMUW | NPR for Wichita "A group in charge of evaluating Kansas graduation requirements says classroom time is a poor yardstick for measuring learning. It's arguing for ways to let local...
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Put Your Kids to Work: An Oklahoma City Summer Camp Focusing on Construction Opening Soon
Publication: The Oklahoman "Camp organizers point to a Georgetown University study showing a steady rise in demand for construction workers 'and pay on average $55,000/year while being paid to...
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Community College Enrollment is Down, but Skilled-Trades Programs are Booming
Publication: NPR "Since the pandemic began, more than a million students have held off from going to college, opting to work instead. Two-year public schools have been among the hardest hit — they'...
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Can Taking a Trade-School Approach Solve Our Teacher Shortage?
Publication: NewsNation "The first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program began in 2018 with the goal to increase teacher diversity within the district. But now schools across the country are taking...
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Seven Reasons Skilled Trades May Be the Best Path for Your Teen
Publication: Grown & Flown "When you hear skilled trades, do you think of low-wage jobs for kids who couldn’t hack college and 'settled' for something else? It’s time to get over that outdated...
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What to Say (and Not to Say) to Parents Whose Teens Are Not College Bound
Publication: Grown & Flown "Amidst graduation parties and college move in days, there are parents whose children were expected to go to college but aren’t. Graduation season can be isolating for...
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Real-World Working: Relaunched Initiative Will Put 500 Paid Teen Interns into KC Workplaces
Publication: Startland News "A coalition of funders and employers are teaming up to provide 500 high school students across the Kansas City metro with paid summer professional experiences." Read...
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Seven Reasons Skilled Trades May Be the Best Path for Your Teen
Publication: Grown & Flown "High school grads are often pushed into a four-year (or higher) degree, yet only 62% of four-year students graduate after six years. Many drop out after their first...
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What to Say (and Not to Say) to Parents Whose Teens Are Not College Bound
Publication: Grown & Flown Tara Ashcraft, a former high school teacher, reflects on graduation season and her son's decision not to go to college. Read the Article
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WSU Tech Launches Fast-track IT Program
Publication: KWCH12 "WSU Tech is launching a new program aimed at fast-tracking those interested in getting into the IT sector." Read the Article