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News Release: John Deere Coffeyville Works Commits to Three-Year Continuation to Sponsorship of JAG-K
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John Deere Coffeyville Works (JDCW) announced recently that it will continue its sponsorship of the JAG-K program at Field Kindley Memorial High School in Coffeyville for the next three years.
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Students gaining extra life skills for the workforce demonstrate their knowledge in a competition
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On Wednesday, Feb. 26, 126 students representing 15 Kansas high schools came to Topeka for a competition.
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New Middle School JAG-K Program Taking Off at RJSHS
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Piggybacking on the success of the JAG-K program at the high school, Russell County USD 407 Board of Education members and school staff decided to establish a JAG-K middle school program starting this school year.
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News Release: JAG-K Day at the Capitol Connects About 450 JAG-K Students, Staff to Policymakers
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Approximately 450 JAG-K students and staff visited the Kansas Statehouse as part of the JAG-K Day at the Capitol celebration on January 30.
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News Release: JAG-K Students at Correctional Facility Find Inspiration, Graduate High School
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Six students enrolled in the JAG-K program at KJCC received high school diplomas at a ceremony in December. JAG-K President and CEO Chuck Knapp addressed the gathering.
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Matheson, Thomlinson Recognized as Russell Community Impact Award Recipients
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During Tuesday’s Russell City Council meeting, the November and December recipients of the Russell Community Impact Award were honored.
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JAG-K receives grant for conference in Salina
Salina PostSeptember 5, 2019 TOPEKA, Kan. – Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) on Thursday received a $2500 grant provided by the Taco Bell Foundation to support approximately 4,000 youth in 79 JAG-K programs across the state. The funding will go toward sponsoring the State Career Development Conference in ...
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STUDENT IN FOSTER CARE PRAISES JAG-K PROGRAM
Supporters tell DCF the evidence-based program changes lives TOPEKA – A student who has been in the Kansas foster care system for years praised Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) as the one consistent element in her life. The student said JAG-K Career Specialists have cared about her and ...
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JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES – KANSAS STUDENTS TAKE HOME AWARDS AT FIRST EVER MULTI-STATE CONFERENCE
5 of 14 national qualifying JAG-K students place in top three of their event at June 18 competition KANSAS CITY-- In a first-of-its-kind event, three Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) State Affiliates partnered to hold a Midwest Regional Career Development Conference on June 18, 2019, which was organized similar to ...
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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.