Daily Lumina News 012822

Help wanted signs are a common sight in Vermont these days. It's a symptom of a statewide shortage of workers to fill what Vermont Gov. Phil Scott describes as some 23,000 open jobs.
One way to address the workforce shortage is getting more people into the skilled trades through career and technical education. This podcast looks at Vermont's CTE pathways, plus some of the hurdles keeping students from pursuing these in-demand jobs.

Ohio and Intel made news last week when the company announced plans to bring its semiconductor manufacturing to the Buckeye State and build a $20 billion site.
The technology company also is investing big—$100 million—to develop and run new education, training, and research programs in partnership with the state’s universities, community colleges, and technical schools.

When it comes to helping low-income students achieve economic success, it turns out that the most successful colleges are not the nation’s elite universities like Stanford, Duke, or those in the Ivy League.
Instead, a new report from Third Way says the schools that provide the most economic mobility are all public, Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Historically Black Colleges and Universities earn good scores, too, according to the report.

A growing body of research supports the idea that Black students who have at least one Black teacher growing up are more likely to graduate high school and enroll in college than those who don’t.
This episode of Education Beat discusses what school districts in California are doing to prepare and retain more Black teachers. Teacher Michael Obah also shares why finding common ground with students is so important to their success.

Applying to college is a big, complex, nerve-fraying chore. For low-income and first-generation students, it can be an insurmountable barrier.
That’s why admissions officials, policy makers, researchers, and technology companies have long been weighing a crucial question: What would a simpler, more streamlined admissions process look like?

Latino students at California State University, Stanislaus, will soon have help getting ready for their careers through a Google initiative that provides digital skills training.
The program marks an effort to increase economic mobility in the Latino community, according to Google. Almost 60 percent of undergraduate students at Stanislaus State are Latino.