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States shake up adult education to blend job training
Letter from McClatchy Newspapers discusses Obama proposed training 2 million Americans and the nation’s skills gap. It highlights geographic pilots, with Barbara Endel of Jobs for the Future and Carolina Hernandez’s path at Jefferson Community College, merging remedial work with career training and earning a GED while pursuing nursing. It cites I-BEST in Washington state as a model, showing higher completion rates for students who combine language, math, and vocational training.
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Barack Obama
Georgetown University
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Barbara Endel
Jobs For the Future
Wal- Mart
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Jefferson County
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