Educating our way to an economy built to last
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
From the White House
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out a blueprint for an economy built to last—an economy built on American manufacturing, American energy, skills for American workers and a renewal of American values.
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| HAPPY GRAD—President Barack Obama with proud grandparents at his graduation.
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The President has worked tirelessly to get the economy growing again, but he says there’s much more we can and must do, and that includes making smart investments in education that lead to better jobs and a stronger middle class. The strength of the American economy is inextricably linked to the strength of America’s education system: particularly at this make-or-break moment for the middle class we must continue to invest in creating an American workforce that has the skills for success in the global economy. At a time when the average earnings of college graduates is twice that of workers with only a high school diploma, higher education is the clearest pathway into the middle class.
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Making smart choices about student loans The Financial Aid Comparison Shopper
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched the next phase of its “Know Before You Owe” student loan project by releasing a beta version of the Financial Aid Comparison Shopper, an interactive, online tool designed to help families plan for the costs of post-secondary education.
“Student loan debt has crossed the $1 trillion mark and tuition continues to climb,” said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. “Now more than ever, students and their families need to know before they owe. Our Financial Aid Comparison Shopper helps students make apples to apples comparisons of their offers and pick the one that works best for their financial future.”
Cordray unveiled the tool at an event in South Dakota with Sen. Tim Johnson, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.
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Obama launches ‘Together for Tomorrow’ school improvement challenge
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
“Together for Tomorrow,” the joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and the Corporation for National and Community Service to spur community engagement in turning around our nation’s lowest performing schools, launched its School Improvement Challenge for the 2012-13 school year on http://TFT.challenge.gov.
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Blueprint to transform Career and Technical education
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan released the Obama Administration’s blueprint for transforming Career and Technical Education, by reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Secretary Duncan discussed how the Administration’s plan will ensure the education system provides high-quality job-training opportunities that reduce skill shortages, spur business growth, encourage new investment and hires, and spark innovation and economic growth.
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Young engineers work to inspire students
Category: Youth Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer
In Allegheny County, the growth of medical and high-tech manufacturing firms, hospitals, universities and shale oil mining companies has resulted in a need for trained engineers
Yet here and across the country, students continue to lag behind their international counterparts in primary science and math education, leaving many—particularly African-Americans—unprepared to take advantage of the high-paying, career positions available in today’s job market.
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| PREPARING FOR SUCCESS—Ninth graders at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy raise their hands to tell members of the National Society of Black Engineers they know what they want to do. (Photos by J.L. Martello)
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