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Rethinking Higher Education on KOCHstories.com

Published: October 14, 2016

KOCHstories.com has posted new content called Rethinking Higher Education. This piece focuses on the importance of skilled trades, and highlights some of the local and national skilled trade initiatives Koch supports, including SkillsUSA. Make sure to check out the three student video profiles at the end.

http://kochstories.com/articles/rethinking-higher-education

SkillsUSA Students Elected to Lead National Organization

SkillsUSA students have been elected as national officers to serve more than 400,000 members for the 2024-25 school year. The 14 high school and college/postsecondary students will serve as advocates for SkillsUSA and career and technical education (CTE) and will lead two national conferences, facilitate sessions for students and instructors and advocate on behalf of SkillsUSA to elected officials and representatives of business and industry as they represent the national organization at various events.

May 14, 2024

TechForce Foundation, SkillsUSA Collaborate to Empower Next Generation of Skilled Technicians and Solve Technician Shortage

TechForce Foundation and SkillsUSA have entered a strategic collaboration to empower the next generation of skilled aviation, automotive, collision repair, diesel, and welding technicians and tackle the technician shortage head-on.

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Jane A. DeShong Short

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Karen Kitzel

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703-737-0607

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