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News Release: JAG-K Students Place in National Competition in Indianapolis
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Seventeen students representing Kansas placed in national competitions at the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) National Career Development Conference (NCDC) in Indianapolis last week.
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News Release: JAG-K Month with the KBA Teaches Students about Financial Literacy, Career Opportunities
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Members of the Kansas Bankers Association (KBA) teamed up with JAG-K throughout April to educate students about opportunities in the banking industry as well as tips on financial literacy.
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News Release: Wichita-area JAG-K Students Learn about Plumbing, HVAC
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JAG-K participants from Wichita Northwest High School and Circle High recently visited the Plumbers & Pipefitters office in Wichita to learn about training opportunities in plumbing and HVAC.
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News Release: JAG-K Students Participate in “Marine for a Day” Activity
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More than 60 JAG-K participants from 10 different schools recently took part in “Marine for a Day” events hosted by the 9th Marine Corps District Recruiting Station in Kansas City.
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JAG-K Holds Career Development Conference Dedicated to Middle School Students
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JAG-K held its State Career Development Conference (CDC) dedicated to middle school students Wednesday in Hutchinson. Students visited the Kansas Cosmosphere and participated in outer space-themed competitions.
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News Release: JAG-K Scholarship Memorializing Former Sen. Bud Estes Presented to Holcomb High School Student
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Emma Redden, a senior at Holcomb High School, was announced Wednesday as recipient of the fourth annual JAG-K Bud Estes Memorial Scholarship honoring the memory of the late Kansas state senator from Dodge City.
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Stafford County Economic Development: Norman leads JAG-K students to better job skills
Pratt Tribune, Nov. 10, 2021 - Click to read the original article Kathleen Norman, Assistant Director of Stafford County Economic Development, has an office in St. John at 311 N. Broadway, but lately she has been getting out to surrounding communities to facilitate Empowerment Training with the Jobs of America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) ...
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Treasurer Lynn Rogers to visit North High School JAG-K Program
KWCH, Nov. 3, 2021 - Read the original article Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers plans to visit Wichita North High School on Thursday to speak with students in the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG-K) program. ”Training through education for a career path can take many different forms beyond the traditional ...
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The Nation at Risk – Again
Newsweek, Oct. 29, 2021 - read the original article by John Bel Edwards and Kim Reynolds, governors In April 1983, the U.S. National Commission on Excellence in Education, a special commission appointed by the secretary of Education, conducted an in-depth analysis of the state of American education and revealed their ...
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