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Lauren Friese, founder of TalentEgg.ca, a job and career resource website for students and recent graduates that also works closely with employers, says graduating from university and college and entering the workforce has always has been a challenging transition.

A component of this partnership is a workforce development program that funnels the best and brightest college graduates directly into jobs at nfrastructure.

Per capita income in the south has now almost caught up with that in the Midwest, and its skilled workforce continues to grow as college graduates move in.

These executives» frustrations are reflected in the results of a new study by McKinsey & Co. that shows that only 42 % of employers believe new graduates in the workforce are adequately prepared by their colleges or other pre-employment training programs.

Georgia ranks No. 1 in workforce development and has one of the largest university systems in the U.S., housing more than 50,000 annual graduates from 31 public colleges and universities.

Wide ranged efforts to promote deeper learning in the STEM subjects will also help ensure that all students are ready for college or for the workforce when they graduate from high school and that they are prepared to take their place as productive, full participants in society.

To fuel Amazon's workforce, said Maryland Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill, «you need to hire a whole bunch of college graduates.»

Part of the challenge of the #AmazonDetroit's bid will be to highlight the talent profile of Michigan's workforce — its college graduates, its engineers, its entrepreneurs.

«The data we've collected show that even though their education may make recent college graduates feel prepared to enter the workforce, only half of hiring managers agree with them; managers feel crucial skills in recent graduates are frequently lacking or absent.»

• 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.

The idea is that graduates could either go directly into the workforce or go to college.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher said, «The STEM Incentive Program provides an opportunity for hundreds of high school graduates from throughout New York to attend our colleges and universities tuition - free while also addressing a critical workforce need for our state.

Recent college graduates and our veterans returning home from overseas are entering the civilian workforce in the midst of a troubled economy unlike anything Americans have seen in decades.

A report by the U.S. Power and Energy Engineering Workforce Collaborative estimates (pdf) that almost 1,000 college students graduate each year with an interest in electric - power engineering jobs, and an additional 1,000 students enroll in graduate - level power engineering programs.

The federal government and its partners must coordinate efforts to increase student interest in math and science long before they reach college age in order to boost the number of STEM graduates entering the workforce.

A 2012 report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) predicts that the U.S. workforce will suffer a deficit of one million college graduates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) over the next decade (1).

Jean is a down - to - Earth type who recently graduated from college and has just entered the workforce.

We can compare the distributions of percentile ranks of SAT scores over time for new teachers entering the workforce the year after receiving their bachelor's degree (beginning teaching in the 1993 — 94, 2000 — 01, and 2008 — 09 school years) to those of other college graduates in the same cohort working full time the year following graduation.

The business community has a vested interest in ensuring that states are producing graduates who are ready to succeed in college and the workforce.

There was an upward shift in achievement for 2008 college graduates entering the teacher workforce the following school year.

This thinking really needs to be changed for the success of college graduates in the workforce.

It's no secret that the American educational system today lists under the weight of some massive, seemingly intractable burdens such as poor college preparation, modest achievement results compared with other nations, high dropout rates, significant teaching and performance disparities across racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, and a deficit of graduates equipped with the necessary skills for tomorrow's workforce.

Proponents of Common Core made their case by arguing that the standards would improve public education and eventually strengthen the workforce: they would ensure that all high - school graduates were «college and career ready,» that America remained «globally competitive,» and that all students had access to a rigorous education «regardless of where a child lives or what their background is.»

The Common Core site also states that «these standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K - 12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry - level, credit - bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.

Each year droves of high school graduates enter college or the workforce unable to write as well as professors or employers expect.

At the same time, Denver is a top destination for young professionals and recent college graduates, who by 2020 will make up 46 % of Denver's workforce.

WIN was working to develop a set of workforce skills courses for recent high school and college graduates entering the workforce for the first time.

The standards are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared to enter credit bearing entry courses in two or four year college programs or enter the workforce.

When students enter college or the workforce after graduating high school without the necessary reading skills to comprehend complex texts, opportunities for deeper understanding, critical thinking, career advancement, and financial success are negatively affected.

Newer data from the National Center for Education Statistics now tracks individual students as they graduate from college and enter various sectors of the workforce (known as the Baccalaureate and Beyond surveys).

Flexible pathways to a diploma acknowledge four - year college degrees are not necessary for every high school graduate, but a more rigorous curriculum is needed for those going directly into the workforce.

Making Waves commits to rigorously and holistically preparing students to gain acceptance to and graduate from college to ultimately become valuable contributors to the workforce and their communities.

«These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K - 12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry - level, credit - bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.»

While there may always be a need for remedial education, especially for those students returning to school after years in the workforce, the need for remedial education for recent high school graduates can be eliminated by ensuring that high schools do a better job preparing students for college and careers.

Becoming proficient readers, writers, and problem - solvers will enable them to graduate from high school ready for college or the workforce.

«I am very proud of the work we are doing — not only in raising our graduation rates, but in preparing our graduates to enter college or the workforce,» said Superintendent Michelle King in a statement.

Today, 43 states have voluntarily adopted and are working to implement the standards, which are designed to ensure that students graduating from high school are prepared to take credit - bearing introductory courses in two - or four - year college programs or to enter the workforce.

Illinois adopted the Common Core standards in June 2010 for K - 12 schools, emphasizing critical thinking, problem - solving and a greater depth of instruction to ensure all graduating students are prepared to attend college or enter the workforce.

Overall, U.S. colleges produce twice the number of STEM graduates annually as find jobs in those fields... Claiming there is a skills shortage by denying the strength of the U.S. STEM workforce supply is possible only by ignoring the most obvious and direct evidence and obscuring the issue with statistical smokescreens — especially when the Census Bureau reports that only about one in four STEM bachelor's degree holders has a STEM job, and Microsoft plans to downsize by 18,000 workers over the next year.»

Every child will graduate from CCSD with the critical skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college and the 21st Century global workforce.

With more intentional partnerships focused on providing speed up and catch up opportunities aligned with college - ready expectations, more students will graduate high school, complete their postsecondary education, and enter the workforce successfully.

The federal government should create a separate funding stream to improve student achievement at the middle level and high school, reduce the number of high school dropouts, and ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills they need to succeed in college and the workforce.

But even high schools that have long - standing reputations in their communities as «good schools» are being asked to improve graduation rates, increase the percentage of graduates that are workforce and college ready, and equip all students with 21st century skills — in other words, to go from good to great.

Graduates capable and prepared for college or a career in the workforce.

The overall goal of the ACE program is to have all students graduate from high school prepared for college and the workforce.

The Louisiana School Finder also includes «data on graduates» preparation for college and careers; comparative breakdowns of student group performance; teacher workforce data; and, data on discipline and attendance.»

Through these expanded learning opportunities provided after school and during the summer in almost 1,000 sites across the state, TEA is making significant strides toward accomplishing its goal for all Texas students to graduate high school prepared for college and the workforce.

«In computer and information science and in engineering, U.S. colleges graduate 50 percent more students than are hired into those fields each year; of the computer science graduates not entering the IT workforce, 32 percent say it is because IT jobs are unavailable, and 53 percent say they found better job opportunities outside of IT occupations.»

Policymakers can start by bridging the large gap in earnings between the teaching workforce and other college - educated professionals, especially recent graduates.

The city is retooling its community colleges to graduate more students ready for the workforce.