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April 06, 2017

Jump into STEM! Expands with Middle-School Edition

In 2015, SkillsUSA launched its free member resource Jump into STEM!, a curriculum developed for high-school students to use when mentoring elementary-school students on future career-path options. Based…

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February 27, 2017

SkillsUSA Joins Mike Rowe to Support Baltimore Workforce Development

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence with Mike Rowe. SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence attended the 2017 Build Baltimore Gala on February 25 to support and celebrate Project Jumpstart,…

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January 05, 2017

Relevant or Irrelevant?

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim LawrenceTim appeared on the radio program “Relevant or Irrelevant” (ROI) and talked extensively about SkillsUSA and the skills gap. ROI is a radio show…

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January 05, 2017

Ring in 2017 with Career Planning and Goal Setting

It’s time to kick off the new year with the help of the Career Transitions site. This is a free resource where students can: Assess their career interests by…

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January 03, 2017

Article Highlights Maryland HVAC Program and SkillsUSA

This story by reporter Jon Pitts is about a growing HVAC program at Delaney High School. The article ran Dec. 21, 2016 in The Baltimore Sun (daily readership of 177,000).

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September 02, 2016

Students Who Study Technical Education May Earn More

A new white paper, entitled “Preparing our Students for Career Success – What Parents Should Know” examines the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard and U.S. labor market trends to…

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August 17, 2016

SkillsUSA Supports Putting Learner Success First

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence authored a guest post on Advance CTE’s blog. Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work is the longest-standing national non-profit that represents State…

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March 18, 2016

SkillsUSA Selects Atlanta for Future Conference Site

Contacts: Jane Short or Karen Kitzel, SkillsUSA 703-737-0612, jshort@skillsusa.org 703-737-0607, kkitzel@skillsusa.org National Student Organization Announces Conference Move in 2021 Leesburg, Va. — SkillsUSA, a…

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February 17, 2016

Lowe’s Social Media Challenge Winners Announced

The results are in, and SkillsUSA is thrilled to announce the Lowe’s/SkillsUSA Social Media Challenge winners!  1st Place, $25,000 community service grant — Palestine High School, Palestine, Texas 2nd Place,…

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Media Contacts

For more information about SkillsUSA, contact:

Jane A. DeShong Short

Senior Manager, Public Relations/Communications
703-737-0612

Karen Kitzel

Associate Director, Communications
703-737-0607

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