Tag: workforce development
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As new teacher training options develop, workforce gaps begin to close
On a Friday morning, to start the day at French Elementary School, second-year teacher Brynn Johnson’s first graders led the way, reading in unison, through their morning reading before recapping the book’s material and themes. While Johnson gravitated toward teaching at an early age, whether through role-playing as one or her own passion for reading,…
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D-11 board discusses health care innovation school
Colorado Springs District 11’s board of education discussed a proposal to potentially expand its school portfolio and fill an ongoing workforce gap. The board was presented with a possible innovation school in partnership with Pikes Peak State College to expand early college and career learning in health care during a March 18 work session. If…
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Colorado community colleges, students adapt to fill vital workforce gaps: ‘We need more, we need more’
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Teddy Roosevelt The famous quote by United States’ trailblazing president, delivered during a 1903 speech to farmers in upstate New York, is a messier maxim for those living in a post-pandemic age, under the rising…
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Employee training funds available to Pikes Peak region businesses
Pikes Peak Workforce Center offering $250,000 to help companies upskill employees The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is offering funds to help companies in El Paso and Teller counties train and upskill their employees. The regional workforce center has $250,000 in available Employee Development Funds to help local businesses and nonprofits strengthen their staff’s workforce expertise,…
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Colorado schools growing the next generation of teachers in their classrooms
At Coronado High School in Colorado Springs, first-year family and consumer sciences culinary teacher Taiyah Mooney feels right at home. In addition to graduating from the very school not long ago in 2022, she returned to her stomping grounds uniquely equipped to begin her career as an educator. Mooney marks the first D-11 teacher to…
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Marielena DeSanctis named sole finalist for Colorado Community College System’s top position
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Community College of Denver’s president will soon lead all of Colorado’s public community colleges. Marielena DeSanctis was named the sole finalist to succeed Joe Garcia as the Colorado Community College System’s chancellor Tuesday. Garcia announced his retirement in February and the system began a…
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Development of Leonardo da Vinci Museum underway in downtown Pueblo
North America’s first and only Leonardo da Vinci Museum is taking shape in the heart of downtown Pueblo, with an eye toward opening later this year. Since receiving final approval from the Colorado Economic Development Commission in February, development of the STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) focused museum has been underway, and museum…
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School District 49 to host ‘Become a Teacher’ event
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, this event and all District 49 afternoon and evening activities for Jan. 30 have been canceled. The event will be rescheduled for a later date. As shortages in the education workforce linger on across Colorado, School District 49 will be hosting state leaders, neighboring school districts, local universities and anyone interested in…
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High school interns in the Pikes Peak region celebrated by local employers
As business and industry continues to grow throughout the Pikes Peak region, so does its need for a workforce to meet their demands. Recognizing these rapid developments, the Pikes Peak Business and Education Alliance launched in July 2019 to increase the local talent pool and recalibrate the K-12 education system through organized career-connected learning “What we’re…
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High school interns in the Pikes Peak region celebrated by local employers
As business and industry continues to grow throughout the Pikes Peak region, so does its need for a workforce to meet their demands. Recognizing these rapid developments, the Pikes Peak Business and Education Alliance launched in July 2019 to increase the local talent pool and recalibrate the K-12 education system through organized career-connected learning “What we’re…