Chamber Prosperity Summit: Henry Mack urges nonprofits, others help improve adult education
Henry Mack. Image via Chipley Bugle.
Florida Department of Education Chancellor
Henry Mack doesn’t like “crisis narratives,” but he says the state’s adult education system lags dangerously behind.
Speaking to attendees at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s Prosperity & Economic Opportunity Solution Summit, Mack praised Gov.
Ron DeSantis and Education Commissioner
Richard Corcoran for their efforts to boost career and technical education (CTE) programs.
CTE programs are typically short-term, high-value certificate programs that lead directly to a job. They had been a neglected and somewhat looked down upon educational option in the state, though the Governor and Corcoran recently launched a rebranding campaign, “
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KLCC s Elizabeth Gabriel reports on high school graduation rates for students experiencing homelessness.
Kathleen is a 22-year-old living in Eugene, Oregon. We’re not using her full name to protect her privacy. She’s a young mother of two kids and recently started working as a peer support specialist for a local non-profit that helps youth experiencing homelessness. But Kathleen’s own journey hasn’t been easy. Her experience with homelessness in high school almost prevented her from getting her diploma.
Kathleen has experienced trauma since the age of seven when her father died after suffering from schizophrenia and depression. Her mother struggled to take care of Kathleen and her three siblings. At the age of 14, Kathleen was sexually assaulted. A year later she decided to leave home.
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Topcon podcast looks at current state of construction industry, opportunities for growth and more
April 14, 2021 By Editor
LIVERMORE, Calif. April 7, 2021 The latest installment in the podcast series “Topcon Talks Construction
” is now available. Hosted by Murray Lodge, senior vice president of Construction for Topcon Positioning Group, the podcast covers a number of topics ranging from the current state of economic recovery in the U.S. and North America to building tomorrow’s construction workforce.
Guests for the newest installment include Kate Fox Wood, Washington-D.C.-based senior director of government relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Dariana Tani, economist for the Americas for GlobalData LLC, headquartered in London. Together with Lodge, they discuss ways in which the construction industry is moving forward in this challenging time and offer a look at areas that can be improved upon.
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