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July 11, 2018

2018 Harley-Davidson Raffle Winner

Congratulations to Ryan Hearn from Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, Miss. Ryan bought the winning ticket for the 2018 Street Bob, generously donated by Harley-Davidson.

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June 30, 2018

Secretary of Education Tours SkillsUSA Championships in Louisville

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was in Louisville on June 28, touring the SkillsUSA Championships with Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton. SkillsUSA executive…

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May 31, 2018

Dirty Jobs, Good Pay

Experts testifying before Congress don’t typically start by describing the insights they’ve gained from a backed-up toilet. But when Reality TV star Mike Rowe appeared before the Senate committee on…

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May 21, 2018

Getting Kids Into Unfilled and Good-Paying Blue Collar Jobs Will Require a Cultural Shift

Experts testifying before Congress don’t typically start by describing the insights they’ve gained from backed-up toilets. But when reality TV star Mike Rowe appeared before the Senate committee on Commerce,…

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May 15, 2018

SkillsUSA Announces Winners of the PR Challenge

SkillsUSA congratulates the winners of the public relations challenge. This new online challenge encouraged local chapters and state officer teams to demonstrate how they showcased SkillsUSA to the news…

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April 26, 2018

Virginia County’s ‘Signing Day’ Celebrates Seniors Heading to Jobs, Not College

This is a great article from Today.com about students in Henrico County, Va. The county held its first-ever “Career and Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day” on March…

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April 26, 2018

High-Paying Trade Jobs Sit Empty, While High School Grads Line Up For University

Like most other American high school students, Garret Morgan had it drummed into him constantly: Go to college. Get a bachelor’s degree. Read the full story on…

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April 25, 2018

Opposing the Elimination of OCTAE

SkillsUSA has become aware that the U.S. Department of Education is proposing to consolidate the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) into a new Office of Postsecondary…

Chapter News

April 13, 2018

Spreading Kindness and Mulch

SkillsUSA Lowe’s grant helps Kennedy High students renovate a playground. Photo: Sofia Mejia, John F. Kennedy High School, Granada Hills, Calif. Used with permission. Students in architecture, digital design and…

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