Jul. 3—GRAND FORKS — Ten area teachers are set to receive training and credentials to serve as principals in North Dakota through a new UND program. The university’s registered apprenticeship program is the second to qualify for Aspiring Principals grant funding from the state Department of Public Instruction. The program covers the cost of tuition […]
Jun. 2—A new program is working to provide a pathway for education workers in the Arctic and tribal communities around the state to transition into teaching, aiming to produce more local teachers and nurture a more stable learning environment for students. A Tribal Educator Apprenticeship, developed by the nonprofit Arctic Slope Community Foundation, allows local […]
MONROE — Monroe County Community College‘s Applied Science and Technology Division, in partnership with the Southeast Michigan Community Alliance Michigan Works, is offering an Apprenticeship Readiness Program in June for those who are interested in entering the skilled trades. There is no cost to participants. In June, Monroe County Community College will offer an Apprenticeship Readiness […]
WPXI Gets Real about a program focused on removing barriers for underrepresented minorities. We first told you last summer about a dentistry apprenticeship program at the University of Pittsburgh. Now, the program’s first six graduates are going out into the world. “I feel like I’ve grown so much in my profession and as a person […]
Mar. 26—Marcos Castorena comes from a family of electricians. Eight in all have chosen the profession, including his late father Oscar. And so when it came time for him to decide what he wanted to do with his own life, Castorena said there was little hesitation. “I was just always surrounded by electricity and stuff […]
SOUTH BEND — Ramie George remembers the teachers who hung around after class to help her when she was a young student struggling with her grades. “I couldn’t keep up with the work. I couldn’t concentrate. I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until I was 35,” said George, who’s now 38. “So I didn’t know what […]