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Opposition remains for sprawling education bill expanding Missouri private school tax credits

9 months 2 weeks ago
Homeschooling families and lobbyists representing public school groups renewed their opposition to a wide-ranging education bill on Thursday, outnumbering advocates who testified during a House committee hearing. The criticism echoed previous concerns with the bill, despite a litany of new provisions added by the Senate designed to win over Democrats and public school advocates. The bill began as an expansion to the state’s K-12 tax-credit scholarship program, called MOScholars, with provisions…
Annelise Hanshaw

Editor's note: Adding some order to the chaos of workforce challenges with resource points, strategies

9 months 2 weeks ago
The 2024 St. Louis Workforce Development Guide is a designed to help both employers and individuals navigate the region's employment services landscape. There are two ways to see all the content. To see the print edition, click here. To see the online special section, click here. At some point, maybe even now, the demand will outpace the supply. I'm talking about people, in particular humans capable of work, who reside in the St. Louis metropolitan area who can fill the increasing volume of…
Erik Siemers

The guide to St. Louis labor union-led workforce programs

9 months 2 weeks ago
The St. Louis Business Journal staff has compiled listings of major workforce service providers across several sectors. This list features labor-union led training programs. If you feel your organization should be included in these listings, email Editor Erik Siemers at. LABOR UNION-LED TRAINING PROGRAMS ELECTRICAL CONNECTION | ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTER Address: 2300 Hampton Ave., St. Louis What it is: The Electrical Connection is a decades-long partnership of the International…

The guide to St. Louis government-led workforce training programs

9 months 2 weeks ago
The St. Louis Business Journal staff has compiled informational listings of major workforce service providers across several sectors. This list features government-led workforce services. If you feel your organization should be included in these listings, email Editor Erik Siemers at. GOVERNMENT-LED WORKFORCE SERVICES JEFFERSON/FRANKLIN COUNTIES Organization: Jefferson-Franklin Consortium Address: 3675 W Outer Road, Suite 201, Arnold What is it: Through its local Missouri Job Centers, Jefferson/Franklin…

The guide to St. Louis manufacturing workforce training programs

9 months 2 weeks ago
The St. Louis Business Journal staff has compiled informational listings of major workforce service providers across several sectors. This list features manufacturing workforce training programs. If you feel your organization should be included in these listings, email Editor Erik Siemers at. MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE TRAINING REGIONAL WORKFORCE INNOVATION CENTER Address: Technical Campus Wentzville, 209 West Pearce Blvd., Wentzville What it is: St. Charles Community College broke ground in…

Clark Elementary School nurse saves child suffering cardiac arrest, raises urgency for emergency response plans in Missouri schools

9 months 2 weeks ago
Each year, more than 356,000 people experience cardiac arrest outside of the hospital in the United States. Only about one in 10 survive, because only about 40% get the immediate help they need before emergency responders arrive, according to data from the American Heart Association (AHA). On Monday morning, February 7, 2022, Clark Elementary School Nurse Meagan Lozano was in her office when a colleague came in to tell her that a student was lying down in the hallway. Once in the hall Lozano saw…
American Heart Association