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Weld Like A Girl: A Millennial Woman’s Success In A Man’s World

A new generation of women welders is rocking a male-dominated industry.

Autistic young people deserve serious respect and attention — not dismissal as the pawns of others.

Greta Thunberg is a powerful and visionary leader not despite her youth, gender, disability, or anger — but in large part because she is a young autistic woman rightfully angry

An FBI Behaviour Expert Explains How to Quickly Build Trust With Anyone

It’s not always about you!

Schools must cultivate skills that translate to work

To prepare students for the future workforce, schools need to teach them skills like flexibility, creativity, tenacity, being self-driven, and collaboration.

The Sooner You Expose A Baby To A Second Language, The Smarter They’ll Be

Just hearing two languages helps babies develop cognitive skills before they even speak. Here’s how – and how you can help them develop those skills.

States try to boost workforce through variety of programs

This week SSTI takes a look at some of the different workforce development initiatives that surfaced in 2019 as part of our ongoing coverage of innovation programs that were implemented this past year.

Montana students display STEM skills in annual Science Olympiad competition

Nearly 1,400 middle and high school students competed at the Montana Science Olympiad state tournament

Plans for Butte medical training center move forward – The Praxis Center

It will be the first independent, non-profit rural health care training facility in the nation.

Glacier High School students learn valuable kitchen experience from Flathead Valley industry leaders

Glacier High School hopes to become the first high school in the state to have a certified Culinary Arts Program by next year.

Montana’s “Become an Alum” program encourages students who didn’t graduate to go back to school

“Become an Alum is aimed at identifying these students and showing them that there is an opportunity to finalize that degree and gain a credential and skills that employers will be looking for as they seek to fill in-demand jobs.”

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