Lynne Schafer Gross and Mark McDermott One day circa 1970, a boy in El Segundo looked up at a telephone pole near his home and saw a hawk perched at ...

MARIKINA Polytechnic College recently launched the pilot implementation of its Micro-Credentialing Program through Flexible Learning and Experience Credentials (FLExC). It marks a shift toward a more ...

The MAT program focuses on inquiry-based education which includes hands-on instruction with problem-based learning and issues-centered curriculum and a focus on reflection during the teaching and ...

Southern Connecticut State University said it is expanding its workforce training programs to address growing demand for artificial intelligence skills in Connecticut’s manufacturing sector. The New ...

Corrina González, right, was a paraeducator who built a permanent career as an immersion teacher in the Fresno, Calif., district through one of its many teacher pipelines. She got intensive support ...

For decades, higher education’s relationship with workforce development has been characterized by a kind of polite distance. Universities offered degrees. Employers hired graduates. And the space ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Adding to an already impressive arsenal of coaches that includes deep connections to both NCAA ...

Lexington City Schools posted the largest statewide improvement in credential attainment this year, boosting its rate by more than 47 percentage points — a jump district leaders credit to expanded ...

Pennsylvania officials have unveiled a multi-part plan for strengthening the commonwealth’s higher education system by making credentials more affordable and growing a workforce that matches the needs ...

Among a day of discussions about education, innovation and economic development, UC Santa Barbara’s new chancellor, Dennis Assanis, shared his vision for ...

Following a University of North Texas Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, President Harrison Keller briefly outlined potential changes that will be considered to stabilize a budget that has reached ...

On March 3, high level donors of UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) enjoyed a reception and dinner at Villa & Vine, sponsored by Northern Trust, before the first of two performances of the Joyce Theater’s ...