Thursday - November 28, 2024
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Massachusetts Newsletter for Wednesday August 28, 2024 ( 2 items )  

New Report From American Student Assistance Details Best Practices for Reimagining Work-Based Learning to Equip Youth With Durable Social-Emotional Skills
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- American Student Assistance issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Employers (https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/employee-relations/employers-say-students-arent-learning-soft-skills-college) today report a "skills gap" among young workers, with nearly three out of four reporting they have a hard time finding new employees with the durable skills their companies need. A new report (https://www.asa.org/research/new-report-best-practices-  more

Teach Plus Mississippi Kicks Off 2024-2025 Policy Fellowship With Focus on Post-Secondary Success
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: Jackson, Mississippi, August 27, 2024--Teach Plus, a national teacher leadership organization, has selected a diverse group of 24 educators from around Mississippi for its 2024-2025 Policy Fellowship. The 6th cohort of Policy Fellows will focus on a range of issues during the u  more