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Presidential Scholars Program Recognizes Outstanding CTE Students and Teachers

Homeroom

In 2015, the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program began recognizing outstanding students in the field of Career and Technical Education. The move was designed to highlight innovation within CTE programs and the educators who empower these students.

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Education Grants Conference. The One Conference School Administrators Can't Afford To Miss If They Want To Bring In Maximum Grant Funding!

iGrantWriters

Educators seeking funding know that getting a grant funded is no easy feat and demands all hands on deck. An anticipated 3500 educators from over various districts will join him on October 20-21 st for the 2021 Education Grants Conference to learn how to win in their grant development efforts. At Walkerâ??s hidden gemsâ??

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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

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How states can use ESSA to focus education spending on what works: An interview with Tom Kane, Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education – Episode #157

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

The bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was enacted in December 2015. ESSA gives states more opportunities to design their own educational systems, while also encouraging and sometimes requiring them to use evidence-based approaches that can help improve student outcomes.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

This diversity is apparent in the awardees who represent a broad array of sectors from healthcare to public service to education to agriculture. In 2015, Pahlka founded Civic Hall, a collaborative workspace and community center for civic tech innovators, activists, and entrepreneurs.

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How SkillsFuture Singapore provides access to skills training resources and more with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE), was formed in 2016 to promote a culture of lifelong learning in Singapore and strengthen the country’s ecosystem of industry-relevant training and adult education. SkillsFuture Singapore provides citizens with training opportunities and more.

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Insights about building credible evidence in social policy: An interview with David Anderson, Vice President of Evidence-Based Policy, Arnold Ventures – Episode #196

Andy Feldman's Gov Innovator podcast

Arnold Ventures launched its evidence-based policy initiative in 2015 in large part to increase the number of social programs with strong evidence behind them. Arnold Ventures launched its evidence-based policy initiative in 2015 in large part to increase the number of social programs with strong evidence behind them.

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