White House to roll out free community college plan | The Compost Bin

White House to roll out free community college plan

Admin

Forum Posts: 31782

Member Since:
15 Feb ’12

Offline

27 Apr ’16 - 8:53 am

I don't understand the need for this, we already have the Job corp

In the administration’s latest initiative, grants will be awarded through the Labor Department to partnerships between employers, training programs, and community and technical colleges aimed at readying students for skilled occupations.

Award recipients must extend tuition-free education to unemployed, underemployed and low-income workers to enter industries that require skilled labor. The employers with which they partner will help students attain apprenticeships or paid internship experience.

“These kinds of partnerships can help tens of thousands of students get the education and skills training they need to succeed in good-paying, middle class jobs,” Biden said, in prepared remarks. “I’ve traveled the country and seen first hand that these kinds of programs are preparing students for jobs in industries like IT, health care, cybersecurity and energy. ‎These are the kinds of investments that will allow us to outcompete the world.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/04/25/white-house-launches-100m-competition-to-expand-tuition-free-community-college/

Admin

Forum Posts: 31782

Member Since:
15 Feb ’12

Offline

28 Apr ’16 - 9:28 am

another reason why, most kids aren't fit for college

WASHINGTON --It's not a promising picture for the nation's high school seniors - they are slipping in math, not making strides in reading and only about one-third are prepared for the academic challenges of entry-level college courses.

Scores released Wednesday from the so-called Nation's Report Card show one-quarter of 12th-graders taking the test performed proficiently or better in math. Only 37 percent of the students were proficient or above in reading.

The average score for math in 2015 declined one point from 2013, marking the first drop in a decade. For reading, scores were flat over the same period of time, and down five points from more than two decades ago when the test was first given to students in 1992.

The Education Department's Peggy Carr said the report suggests a pattern in scores for reading that needs a deeper look.

more http://abc7chicago.c.....s/1311234/