BY MELISSA BELTZ Th e Clewiston News Members of the Southwest Florida Community Foundation visited the Hendry County Education Task Force Tuesday to announce a new regional initiative called the…
It sounds simple, yet daunting: to transform the workforce in Southwest Florida by increasing the number of people with college degrees and post-secondary certifications from 27 to 40 percent by…
Jack Hess wants Southwest Florida regional leaders to move from “protecting turf to building trust.” Hess, the executive director for the Institute for Coalition Building in Columbus, Indiana, threw out…
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] [cmsms_notice type=”cmsms_notice_success” close=”true” icon=”cmsms-icon-check-2″ animation_delay=”0″]A great example of why education and economic development leaders must continue to work together. We are glad to be at the table with…
NEW VIDEO: Lorenzo Walker Technical College and Immokalee Technical College hold official name change ceremonies. Both… Posted by Collier County Public School District on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Schools listed for excelling in preparing low income students for college Three Southwest Florida high schools were recently listed in Newsweek’s “Beating the Odds” list identifying those that do an…
TIMES HAVE NEVER been better for computer science workers. Jobs in computing are growing at twice the national rate of other types of jobs. By 2020, according to the Bureau…
Name change supports value of a post-secondary technical college education.
By adding college to the name of their schools, four Southwest Florida technical centers have taken an important step in increasing awareness of their post-secondary certification programs and the opportunity for residents to advance to a well-paying career in as little as a year. Now known as technical colleges, the name changes at the Lee and Collier County schools are expected to reframe student and public perception and entice more students to consider certification programs to meet the regional workforce’s demand for skilled labor.
When you look at our national high school graduation rate map, it’s impossible to miss how low graduation rates are in the Deep South. These states don’t have the worst…
Gates Foundation report makes recommendations to help make it easier for students to apply for federal aid. A report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has sparked new discussion…