Education
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Education Committee Chairperson is Fred Peters.
VISION: All children and adults have access to quality educational opportunities. Latest Education ReportsA Stronger Nation Through Higher Education According to the report, A Stronger Nation through Higher Education, 38.7 percent of working-age Americans (ages 25-64) held a two- or four-year college degree in 2011—the most recent year for which data are available. That figure is up from 2010, when the rate was 38.3 percent and from 2009, when the rate was 38.1 percent. The Stronger Nation report measures progress toward Goal 2025 which is a national effort to increase the percentage of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025.
Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for All Children The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report features the new Race for Results which is based on 12 indicators that measure a child’s success in each stage of life, from birth to adulthood, in the areas of early childhood; education and early work; family supports; and neighborhood context.
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Education Needs AssessmentThe ETHNN Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment identified the following:
GOAL #1:
Improve quality and quantity of info about existing tuition assistance programs for clients and agencies. GOAL #2: Develop plan to increase FAFSA completion rates. Plan to be completed by October 15, 2014. Volunteer Opportunities
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2013 OBJECTIVES
Identify existing training and educational opportunities to obtain marketable skills
SOFT-SKILLS PROGRAM is has been designed and is being piloted.Partners: TJC, TWC, Business Education Council, Samaritan Counseling Center, PATH
Identify existing training and educational opportunities to obtain marketable skills
SOFT-SKILLS PROGRAM is has been designed and is being piloted.Partners: TJC, TWC, Business Education Council, Samaritan Counseling Center, PATH
