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Educational program receives award for helping students find succcess
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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.
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Student Spotlight: Jace
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“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
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JAG-K student chosen as Tourette Association ambassador
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“I never felt like I fit in and always felt out of place in my classes until I found JAG-K.”
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PHS student selected as ambassador for Tourette Association of America
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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.…
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Great Bend student competes, participates in leadership workshops in Washington D.C.
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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…
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JAG-K faces funding cuts
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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.
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Great Bend student competes, participates in leadership workshops in Washington D.C.
t Great Bend High School student Austin Moore preparing for an interview at the JAG National Student Leadership Academy in Washington D.C. 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, ...
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JAG-K faces funding cuts
by: Kansas Capitol Bureau, Korinne Griffith https://www.ksnt.com/capitol-bureau/life-skills-program-for-students-to-get-major-funding-cut/
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Governor Kelly joins board of directors for Jobs for America’s Graduates
Original post may be found here: https://www.jag.org/node/650 Governor Laura Kelly today announced that she has accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors for Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG). JAG is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping young people facing various barriers to graduation, employment or both. “I was a strong supporter of JAG - Kansas during my years as a state senator and am now pleased to be asked to serve on the JAG National Board of Directors," Kelly said. "One ...
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JAG-K is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that partners with students facing various barriers to success, helping them graduate high school and then on to a successful career path.