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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- A local educational program received accolades for creating pathways to success Tuesday morning. Gov. Laura Kelly and Chuck Knapp, the president of "Kansas Jobs for America’s Graduates," or JAG-K, were presented the JAG 5-of-5 award. The award is given to JAG programs that exceed performance based on helping students successfully transition into post-secondary school, the military, or directly into the workforce.

“My favorite part of JAG-K has been learning the employability skills, competing and qualifying in them all the way to nationals, and the college visits.” –Jace Tweedy, JAG-K Senior and President of Holcomb JAG-K

“I never felt like I fit in and always felt out of place in my classes until I found JAG-K.”

By From Staff Reports / news@morningsun.net Posted Dec 22, 2019 at 6:44 PM PITTSBURG — Pittsburg High School junior Emily Wachter has been selected by the Tourette Association of America (TAA) to represent the state of Kansas at its Youth Ambassador Training in Washington D.C. Wachter and her mother, Shauna Rooks, will attend the event in March, a release said.…

t Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) was represented by 16 students at the JAG National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA) in Washington, D.C., including Great Bend High School student Austin Moore.  The students competed in skills competitions, attended leadership workshops and had the opportunity to tour familiar monuments and museums in the nation’s capital.    The students who attended NSLA earned the all-expense…

The Department for Children and Families will cut the grant that funds a large portion of the programs by 50% in July of 2020. Each JAG school program costs about $73,000 to fund. The hope is that with bipartisan support in the Kansas legislature and with Governor Kelly now serving on the National JAG Board, the funding won’t be lost.