2022 News Archive
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...
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'...
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...
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 It’s time to get over that outdated...
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...
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...
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...
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
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