Data reveals less than half of AZ students are advancing their education past high school
Education Forward Arizona and Center for the Future of Arizona highlight importance of reversing multi-year trend in wrong direction.
Fewer students in the state are advancing their education after high school, according to recent Arizona Education Progress Meter data released today by Education Forward Arizona and Center for the Future of Arizona. While the lag is due, in part, to ongoing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, an ongoing decline in enrollment at two-year institutions persists since its peak a decade ago. This trend is even offsetting a steady increase in enrollment in four-year institutions.
“As recently as six years ago,…
Ontario mandates tech credit for high school diploma
The General Contractors’ Association of Toronto (GCAT), for one, “strongly supports revitalizing the graduation requirement,” says Jim Vlahos, the associations’ executive director.
“The skilled trades offer in-demand, lucrative and rewarding careers and we believe the mandatory credit will expose students to opportunities they would not have known of otherwise. GCAT applauds the work this government continues to do to address our labor shortage while promoting careers in construction, including the skilled trades and to provide a healthy perception of the construction industry to help make an informed career decision.”
“This change will result in more students being introduced to skilled…
Breakdown of Ontario’s 2023 budget
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy unveiled the province’s 2023 budget on Thursday.
It shows Ontario plans to start posting surpluses in a year.
The government will be leaning heavily on booming revenues to outweigh increased spending on health care, which includes boosts to hospitals, home care and the medical workforce.
The budget shows Ontario expects to run a $1.3-billion deficit, before exiting a small surplus of $200 million in 2024-25, followed by a $4.4-billion surplus the following fiscal year.
Affordability
There were several new affordability measures in the budget, but the government is expanding the Guaranteed Annual Income System for…