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McDONOUGH — Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for voters to decide whether to approve the sixth version of the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. The referendum is asking residents to allow the school district to collect as much as $325 million between January 2023 and December 2028 and to issue $210 million in general obligation bonds. The monies will fund capital improvements throughout the district, including the construction of three new schools, one being...

Daily News staff FELCH TOWNSHIP — The North Dickinson County School District will invest almost $100,000 on new technology for its classes and staff. The North Dickinson County School Board in February authorized spending $52,331 to have Digital Age Technologies Inc. of Davison, Mich., replace 13 classroom “smartboards,” which are interactive video screens that allow lessons and materials to be projected. Other planned purchases include — — 28 computers and monitors for the elementary...

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, February 2021 At the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program, and for our many colleagues and partners, the ongoing and intertwined health, economic, and racial justice crises bring new urgency to our work to improve access to quality jobs, options to participate in business ownership, and the freedom to pursue economic opportunity. Below we share our monthly newsletter with highlights of recent work. As always, we welcome your feedback, thought...

Educators Gather for Work-Based Learning Summit

  Limerick Institute of Technology’s Director of Industry Engagement Seamus Hoyne has been appointed LIT’s new Dean Flexible and Work Based Learning. A native of Laois, Seamus is respected throughout Europe for his work in renewable energy and energy management.  In 1998 Seamus was appointed the Managing Director of the Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA) and grew the organisation from its initial concept to one of the leading Energy Agencies in Ireland and Europe. He was received the Outstand...

LIMERICK Institute of Technology has announced the appointment of Seamus Hoyne as its new Dean of Flexible and Work Based Learning. A native of Laois, the ...

Laois man gets a big job at Limerick IT Reporter: news@leinsterexpress.ie );  ); Limerick Institute of Technology’s Director of Industry Engagement Seamus Hoyne has been appointed LIT’s new Dean Flexible and Work Based Learning. A native of Laois, the college says Mr Hoyne is respected throughout Europe for his work in renewable energy and energy management.  In 1998 the Ballacolla man was appointed the Managing Director of the Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA) and grew the organisation from...

Tech programs help high schoolers prepare for jobs Published: 2/1/2021 8:05:27 AM Today’s job market demands a better-educated workforce than ever before, and jobs in this new economy require more complex knowledge and skills than jobs of the past. So if students want to be prepared for success after high school, they’re going to have to find a way to gain a competitive edge. That has been the mantra of New Hampshire government, business and education officials over the last decade, and is ...

Indianapolis-based Hardon Educational Institute LLC is partnering with Indiana’s Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship to develop two state-certified programs to help Indianapolis high scho

(stock image courtesy: Pexels/Ketut Subiyanto) by: Wes Mills, Inside INdiana Business Posted: Jan 29, 2021 / 09:54 AM EST INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — Indianapolis-based Hardon Educational Institute LLC is partnering with Indiana’s Office of Work-Based Learning and Apprenticeship to develop two state-certified programs for Indianapolis high school students who want to pursue a healthcare-focused associate degree. The certifications are part of the State Earn and Learn program, ...