Workforce Development

According to a study from Northeastern University, 62 percent of graduates said they were unhappy with the way their universities have prepared them for the workplace.

The Career Training Institute hopes to have funding to offer 25 to 30 16- to 24-year-olds from low-income families a chance to find jobs in potential career fields.

STEM-intensive occupations are expected to drive economic growth. But cities must invest in training and education to build a qualified workforce.

Mrs. Obama said more than 850,000 veterans and military spouses had been hired by U.S. businesses in the four years since the president set the hiring goal.

The new funding is intended to be used by state workforce agencies to create "flexible and innovative strategies" to grow participation of people with disabilities in federally-funded job training programs.

"I am extremely proud of our Montana SHRM State Council for our 2014 achievements and am thrilled that we have been awarded the EXCEL Gold Award" noted Elizabeth Rissler Pratt, 2014 Montana SHRM State Council President

"People with autism bring strengths that we need at Microsoft, each individual is different, some have amazing ability to retain information, think at a level of detail and depth or excel in math or code," she wrote. "It’s a talent pool that we want to continue to bring to Microsoft!"

There are currently fewer #teens as a percentage of all Americans than at any point on record. And it will keep dropping.

Under the plan, the federal government would provide as-of-yet unspecified federal assistance to help local governments leverage training for high-tech workers.

I believe strongly that getting more women into STEM fields is the right place to start addressing this problem.