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Put the credit cards away. Workforce Pell will help pay for career training
Posted 10/8/26 The 74 reports that Workforce Pell Grants will help low-income students cover career training costs, expanding access to quick credential programs. This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Print and web subscribers If you're a print and web subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
Put the credit cards away. Workforce Pell will help pay for career training
Indiana has more than 500 job openings for medical assistants, but training for the job isn’t cheap — between $1,500 and $4,000 at lower-cost schools, such as Indiana’s Ivy Tech Community College. The reduced $1,500 tuition for low-income people the college offers is still a challenge for students trying to bootstrap their way to an entry-level job.
Despite Rise of AI, More Skilled Trades Training Needed, Industry Leaders Say
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Businesses, local government and schools need to do more to attract students to skilled trades — and work harder to keep them in those jobs, a coalition of major manufacturers led by the Ford Motor Co. reported last week.
Put the credit cards away. Workforce Pell will help pay for career training
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Ohio reading scores rise. Is the science of reading working? Original
This story was originally published by The 74. Ohio students’ reading scores rose slightly last school year, the first the science of reading was mandated, but it’s too soon to say whether the phonics-based lessons are making a difference. About 63 percent of Ohio third graders — the grade educators have long considered the most crucial for mastering reading — scored as proficient on spring 2026 state tests, up two percentage points from 61 percent in 2025.
Ohio reading scores rise. Is the science of reading working?
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Ohio’s next education fight could be over how kids learn math Original
This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America. Ohio officials are tackling the math struggles of students with an effort resembling its science of reading push, but have yet to deal with perhaps the most fundamental issue — how instruction should change.
Bid For Better District — Charter School Collaboration in Indianapolis Has Setback Original
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter The Indiana legislature’s push to have the Indianapolis school district and charter schools work together is taking a step backward, with the district pulling out of an important collaboration already in place: a single system parents use to enroll children in both district and charter schools.
The Schools Turning to AI to Rate Students Beyond Standard Grades
Artificial intelligence will soon help teachers rate students’ academic and “soft” skills at schools using nontraditional report cards that skip A-F grading after an AI company purchased the nonprofit Mastery Transcript Consortium in July. The New York-based company Legend.org is developing AI tools to give teachers and students immediate feedback on papers, exams, recorded presentations and even artwork to the 400 public and private schools in the consortium.
Ohio Reading Scores Rise. Is the Science of Reading Working? Original
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Ohio students’ reading scores rose slightly last school year, the first the science of reading was mandated, but it’s too soon to say whether the phonics-based lessons are making a difference. About 63 percent of Ohio third graders — the grade educators have long considered the most crucial for mastering reading — scored as proficient on spring 2026 state tests, up two percentage points from 61 percent in 2025.
Ohio’s Next Education Fight Could Be Over How Kids Learn Math Original
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Ohio officials are tackling the math struggles of students with an effort resembling its science of reading push, but have yet to deal with perhaps the most fundamental issue — how instruction should change.
Job Corps Training Centers Stay Open As Student Suit Thwarts Trump Closure Bid Original
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter The federal Job Corps youth training program, under threat of shutdown by the Trump administration since May, 2025, will remain open after a group of students successfully fought the closure in federal court. The U.S. Department of Justice agreed Aug.
Ohio won’t approve weak credentials that students use as ‘shortcut’ to graduate Original
This story was originally published by The 74. Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere.
Gaining Status: Soft Skills Count for Credit at Maine, Kansas Colleges Original
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Supporters of teaching high school students “soft” skills such as communication, critical thinking and teamwork usually tout how they can help succeed in a job or even help students get into college. Starting this fall, there’s a new, more tangible benefit — college credits.
Ohio Won’t Approve Weak Credentials That Students Use as ‘Shortcut’ to Graduate Original
Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere. High schools nationally are increasingly encouraging students, especially those who don’t plan on going to college, to earn certificates and licenses in trades or office skills so they have a chance to earn a living after graduating.
Ohio Won’t Approve Weak Credentials That Students Use as ‘Shortcut’ to Graduate
Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere. High schools nationally are increasingly encouraging students, especially those who don’t plan on going to college, to earn certificates and licenses in trades or office skills so they have a chance to earn a living after graduating.
Ohio Won’t Approve Weak Credentials That Students Use as ‘Shortcut’ to Graduate
Hoping to make sure high school students don’t waste time earning career credentials that won’t help them find jobs, Ohio is slashing the credentials counted towards graduation, axing easy ones that thousands of students earn, but don’t lead anywhere. High schools nationally are increasingly encouraging students, especially those who don’t plan on going to college, to earn certificates and licenses in trades or office skills so they have a chance to earn a living after graduating.
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