Desert Sun Ema Sasic May 16, 2022 The Coachella Valley, like the rest of the nation, has been impacted by a health care worker shortage prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new educational program could offer a new way to bring in and retain qualified staff. Rancho Mirage-based hospital Eisenhower Health and San Joaquin Valley College have […]
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COMMITTEE on Education & Labor May 17, 2022 Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 7309, the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which gives Big Labor and Washington bureaucrats more power over our nation’s workforce development system. “Republicans are committed to preparing […]
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CNBC Jessica Dickler May 16, 2022 KEY POINTS Between the strong labor market and the rising cost of college, teenagers are choosing shorter, more affordable, career-connected pathways, according to a report. The likelihood of attending a four-year school sank from 71% to 51% in the past two years, ECMC Group found. Nationwide, fewer students went […]
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North Bay Business Journal Jeff Quackenbush May 9, 2022 Empire College, the 62-year-old private Sonoma County institution that moved to shed its business school two years ago amid declining enrollment, is closing in on a planned merger with another private law school on the Central Coast. Empire College is firming up a merger agreement with Monterey College of […]
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