Education & Workforce Development
Learn about strategies for education and workforce development in Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin.
STEVENS POINT – MSTC Stevens Point campus dean to retire March 13
As a student at D.C. Everest High School, Steve Smith told his guidance counselor he wanted to be a truck driver. When the counselor insisted he should attend college, Smith responded that he would as long as it wasn’t to become a teacher.
MADISON – Bill would force persistently low-performing public schools to be made into charters
Persistently low-performing public schools would be turned into charter schools and state funding would be cut off for problem private schools, under school accountability legislation introduced Wednesday.
Chenoweth is new business dean at UW-Whitewater
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has appointed John Chenoweth as the next dean of the College of Business and Economics.
GREEN BAY – NWTC aims to build career paths with Pulaski schools
An agreement between Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and the Pulaski School District is expected to help students develop career paths in several areas.
MARSHFIELD – H&S Manufacturing prizes work ethic over experience
For H&S Manufacturing Co. Inc., finding qualified job applicants is much more difficult now than when the business started in 1967.
APPLETON – Pierce experiences shortage of skilled workers
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. has been a cornerstone of the Fox Cities manufacturing scene for generations.
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OSHKOSH – Youth apprenticeship a fast-track to metalworking career
At Oshkosh Marine Supply, creativity and innovation are key.
Morning Headlines: President leaves MPTC
Moraine Park Technical College President Sheila Ruhland has verbally accepted the presidency position at Tacoma Community College in Tacoma, Wash.
Parkside appoints Baldwin as business dean
Dirk Baldwin has been named dean of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's College of Business, Economic and Computing.
STEVENS POINT – Volunteer emergency workers like proposed tax break
Volunteer emergency workers in central Wisconsin are cheering a proposed federal law that would allow them to declare their services as a tax-deductible donation to the community.
