Rethinking college at Future Ready Iowa summit
Des Moines panelists warn internships and part time work may trump perfect grades for better employment. Gallup officials cite only 5 percent of high school students interned and 17 percent had paid work, urging emphasis on job experiences alongside academics. The summit discussed advanced manufacturing and high skill careers under the Future Ready Iowa Act aiming to boost postsecondary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Gallup
Brandon Busteed
Busteed
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Tephen Mally
the Gazette
Lowa
Rebecca F. Miller
Caleb Bell
University of Iowa
Coralville
Employers as career guides shape college choices and debt
Gallup finds top career advice comes from employers through internships and informal sources, not formal counseling. Panelists urge high schools to connect students with employers early to gain practical experience, clarify majors, and ease loan burdens as Americans carry 1.4 trillion in student debt. They call for a stronger PR push to redefine manufacturing roles as skilled, creative work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busteed
Gallup
Clinton WWI statue earns national honor and grant
The Clinton World War I memorial statue on Fifth Avenue South received national recognition from the U S World War I Centennial Commission and a grant up to 2000 The 1930 Crunelle sculpture named World War I Centennial Memorial joins notable sites such as Soldier Field and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Officials will restore the bronzed sculpture with the Midwest Art Conservation Center leading the effort to reverse decades of weathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
U.S
Fifth Avenue South
Leonard Crunelle
Theo Mayer
Crunelle
Chicago
Soldier Field
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
San Francisco Veterans Building
Opera House
Clinton Historic Preservation Commission
Midwest Art Conserva
Tion Center
Minneapolis
Iowa
John Rowland
Midwest Art Conservation Center
Rowland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nicole Smith
Georgetown University
Center On Education and Workforce
Smith
P.R
Ankeny
Ames
Ryan Edward Rock
Rock
Story County District Court
Nevada
Geoff Hoff
Huff
Fifth St
Todd & Sargent
Hoff
Human Resources
Human Resources Manager
Story County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
UPS
Collins Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Taco Bell
Ste
Theupsstore
Tours
Fo?cations Ae
Snd
USK
Svt
Soenez
Theresa Graham-Mineart
Mental Hearth Albe Center
Phoebe Trep
Willis Dady
Paula Land
Catherine McFtnley Center
Emily Blomme
Suicide & Personal Crisis Foundation
Barb Gay
Dale Todd
Empowerment Watch
Heather Hayes
First Presbyterian
Vernimont Room
First Presbyterian Church
5Th St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!