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Heartland Community College has seen an increase in new undergrad students for the 2021-2022 school year as we...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   TOWNSHEND — It’s getting toward the end of the school year, but folks at Leland & Gray Union High School are already preparing for the next school year. “This past year we did ‘Senior Survival,’” said Terry Davison Berger, the school’s multiple pathways coordinator. “But that was for seniors only. We are hoping this grant from CFES Brilliant Pathways can help us facilitate more college and career readin...

A pandemic, a redundancy and the curveballs of life cannot keep Kayla Watson down.

LA County Library Continues Work Ready Program to Enhance Job-Readiness By Sentinel News Service LA County Library announces the continuation of its Work Ready series, a workforce development program launched in December, designed for Library customers who are looking to build job skills or discover new career opportunities, but who lack the device or internet connection to make it happen. The pandemic has created new challenges for those in the workforce and those looking to reenter it. Custo...

Credit Jess Clark   School districts across Kentucky are trying to decide whether to offer students a chance to repeat the 2020-2021 academic year, to make up for what some parents believe was a period of lost learning due to the pandemic.  A new Kentucky law allows districts to let students in grades K-12 retake a full year of classes, possibly for a better grade. The measure also allows students, including some graduating seniors, to participate in an additional year of athletics.  Lawm...

The Alzheimer’s Association will offer virtual and telephone sessions. • Upcoming caregiver support groups by phone will be from 4 to 5 p.m. April 27; noon to 1 p.m. April 29; and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 29. • Upcoming support groups that can be accessed virtually and by phone will be 1 to 2 p.m. April 15; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. April 19; 6 to 7 p.m. April 19; and 4 to 5 p.m. April 20. • “Living with Alzheimer’s and Dementia for Caregivers: Middle Stages Series” wi...

Cherokee Area Economic Development Sees Several Positives Through 2020 By charguth February 22, 2021 5:54 am Saga Communications Cherokee, IA (KICD)– Last year may have been a dismal and confusing year for many, but the Cherokee area saw a number of positives despite having to deal with COVID-19. Economic Development Director Bill Anderson tells KICD News the progress started early in the year when the county became the second in the state to become an ACT Certified Work Ready Community. Job ...

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Landmark reforms that will transform post-16 education and training, boost skills and get more people into work, have been published today (21 January)...