Sentences with phrase «higher education workforce»

Senator Ranker, Chair of the Higher Education Workforce Committee, expressed his full support of these bills saying,

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According to a 2011 report from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, people with just a high school diploma earn an average of $ 32,600 a year, which adds up to $ 1,304,000 over the course of their time in the wWorkforce, people with just a high school diploma earn an average of $ 32,600 a year, which adds up to $ 1,304,000 over the course of their time in the workforceworkforce.

Certain countries, for example, in the past have set quotas on the numbers of students who pursue higher education in certain disciplines based on workforce demands.

The Keystone State moves higher in five categories: Workforce (up 8 spots to No. 21), Economy (up 8 spots to No. 34), Education (up 11 spots to No. 10), Business Friendliness (up 7 spots to No. 28) and Access to Capital (up 7 spots to No. 5).

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

A.B. 276 Status: Pending Requests the Regents of the University of California, the Chancellor's Office of the California state University, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges and independent higher education institutions to complete a report that evaluates the state of cybersecurity education and training programs, and to determine the extent to which the state is meeting the workforce needs of the cybersecurity industry.

This week, the House Education and Workforce Committee will mark up the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, a comprehensive bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA).

In addition, Jeanne has written articles in such publications as AACSB, Association of Business Schools, Chronicle of Higher Education, CLO Magazine, Financial Times, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Management Update, HR Executive, Journal of Business Strategy, TRAINING, T&D Magazine, Outlook, a publication of Accenture, People & Strategy Journal, and Workforce Management.

Industry sectors with the highest proportion of females in their workforce were the main focus: the retail trade (16.9 % of females in the workforce), health and community services (18.1 %), property and business services (10.6 %), education sectors (12.4 %) and manufacturing (8.0 %), giving a total of 66 % of females in the workforce (ABS, 1997b).

The workforce needs a high school education,» Cuomo said.

• Continuing to promote education reform - ensuring that high school graduates are fully prepared for college and careers, and making sure that workforce - training programs address real - world needs of New York employers.

One example is in education: democracies tend to support increasingly high education for all citizens, which creates a more valuable workforce.

«By bringing together and recognizing the state's highest - performing STEM educators, we are strengthening STEM education across the state and making our students more competitive in today's 21st century global workforce.

This initiative has brought together community leaders in education, workforce development, and industry to develop a plan that will propel our region's high - tech economy into the future.

The deep education spending cuts states have enacted will weaken that future workforce by diminishing the quality of elementary and high schools.

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

With award - winning higher education, a skilled workforce, competitive real estate, attractive incentive packages and utility rates, it's no wonder why major companies such as Gap, GlobalFoundries and IBM collectively employ more than 10,000 people here.

The mismatch is occurring because people with STEM degrees are choosing jobs in other fields that pay more or have higher perceived status, according to Nicole Smith, senior economist at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

These investments will help ensure that students have the skills they need to be ready for higher education and the workforce.

«A high - quality teaching workforce» is vital to providing a «world - class education in STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] fields for all Americans,» Challenge declares.

The tool features 59 state indicators of state performance in education, the scientific workforce, research and development (R&D) investments and activities, and high - tech business.

Science and Engineering Indicators is the most comprehensive source of high - quality federal data on a wide range of topics that include trends in global R&D investments and knowledge - intensive production, K - 12 and postsecondary STEM education, workforce trends and composition, state level comparisons, and public attitudes and understanding of science and related issues.

In Mexico, part - timers «are eligible for tenure, and in Argentina, [they] are considered members of the permanent workforce and are often paid on a par with full - timers,» according to an article in the 2013 Almanac of Higher Education.

And the attractiveness of U.S. higher education to foreign - born graduate students is notoriously volatile, subject to external events — such as Tiananmen Square or 11 September — that have nothing to do with the scientific workforce.

That the Parliament recognises that contract research staff in Scotland's universities and research institutes are one of the most significant assets in Scotland's knowledge economy; notes that more than 90 % of such staff are employed on insecure fixed term contracts, resulting in a systematic failure to properly exploit our science and social science base to the benefit of the Scottish economy and society; further notes that this highly educated human resource, comprising graduate, postgraduate and postdoctoral level workers, is subject to constant wastage, to the detriment of Scotland's universities and economic potential; and believes that the Scottish Executive should act with clarity, urgency and determination to secure a complete overhaul of the management of the contract research workforce with a view to eliminating the current insecurity and wastage and establishing a radical new approach in partnership with higher education employers and representatives of the research staff.

«There's no good way to track the success of these programs,» says John Bailar, emeritus University of Chicago statistician and co-chair of the panel, part of NRC's Board on Higher Education and Workforce.

Tom Rudin, director of the Board on Higher Education and Workforce at the National Academies of Science, said opening up access to higher education is a key to increasing the STEM workHigher Education and Workforce at the National Academies of Science, said opening up access to higher education is a key to increasing the STEM wEducation and Workforce at the National Academies of Science, said opening up access to higher education is a key to increasing the STEM wWorkforce at the National Academies of Science, said opening up access to higher education is a key to increasing the STEM workhigher education is a key to increasing the STEM weducation is a key to increasing the STEM workforceworkforce.

The report also says that in order to provide high - quality care, a highly qualified workforce is essential, meaning educators and staff must be well - compensated, have affordable opportunities to access higher education, and receive appropriate ongoing support and professional development.

High - quality early care and education (ECE) is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, but the current financing structure of ECE leaves many children without access to high - quality services and does little to strengthen the ECE workforce, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicHigh - quality early care and education (ECE) is critical to positive child development and has the potential to generate economic returns, but the current financing structure of ECE leaves many children without access to high - quality services and does little to strengthen the ECE workforce, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medichigh - quality services and does little to strengthen the ECE workforce, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Although financing to support ongoing professional learning — including higher education and professional development — is available, it is inadequate, given the needs of the current workforce, the committee said.

RICHLAND, Wash. — High school students, scientists and Washington State University Tri-Cities students in many disciplines are teaming up to make video «STEM Flicks» to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and workforce preparation.

«More than half of our workforce only has a high school education.

It's likely that drinking has become more socially acceptable for women as they've joined the workforce, entered higher education in greater numbers, and have become more financially independent, he said.

In exchange, states had to agree to set standards aimed at preparing students for higher education and the workforce.

In «High Schoolers in College,» to be published in the Summer 2011 issue of Education Next, author June Kronholz points out that «dual enrollment promises to speed youngsters through college and into the workforce, cutting college costs for parents and taxpayers alike.»

Earlier this week, Matt Chingos testified at a hearing on «Improving Federal Student Aid to Better Meet the Needs of Students» before the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.»

The success of the Massachusetts approach has important implications, especially as states roll out the new Common Core standards academic goals for what students should be able to do in reading and math at each grade level to ensure high school students graduate ready for the demands of higher education and the 21st century workforce.

This is an exciting time for public higher education, as we strive to produce the best educated citizenry and workforce in the nation.»

She will have missed the opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge but also invaluable attributes like grit and perseverance, which will be essential when she faces difficulties in higher education or the workforce.

Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce estimates that more than a third of jobs today only require a high - school diploma or less.

In one high school we visited, students who struggle to maintain their grades and interest in school can opt into a program that lets them map their pathway to life after high school (be it pursuing post-secondary education or entering the workforce).

«Education governors,» many from southern states in need of an achievement boost, joined forces with leading business organizations to promote higher expectations and a better - educated workforce.

The magazine recognized Mr. Goodling, who chairs the Education and the Workforce Committee, for his skillful maneuvering of several major bills — including the reauthorizations of the Higher Education Act and the Head Start and child - nutrition programs — through the legislative thicket.

Preparing for adulthood • Planning for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support for independent living Services working together for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change for children, young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements

However, the nation may be undervaluing tomorrow's teachers, argues Peter Temin, if we seek the high - caliber workforce of K — 12 professionals that the late Albert Shanker envisioned during his decades as president of the American Federation of Teachers (see Richard Kahlenberg's thoughtful retrospective on Shanker's contributions to American education).

One of the greatest challenges that the education community faces in implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative is ensuring that the education workforce is ready to help students succeed under these new, higher standards.

Another issue is figuring out how higher education can meet the challenges of the 21st century workforce and global competition.

But academic achievement is not the only necessity of a skilled workforce for the twenty - first century education: whilst China may be producing high PISA achievers it also recognises a shortage of «creative problem - solvers».

«High - quality technical and further education is not only vital in opening up doors to young people in some of the hardest to reach areas of the country, it also helps local businesses get the skilled workforce they need to drive up the productivity and economic growth that our economy needs.

The Board also aims to support a high - quality education workforce that is vibrant, engaged and committed to continuous learning for all and also able to meet the demands of curriculum and wider education reform.