Sponsored by Ascendium Education Group, the FORWARD curriculum is designed to support Cooperative Extension Professionals (CEPs) working to address workforce development issues in rural communities.

There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

The key to population, and thus economic, growth in small towns is available, affordable housing and workforce investments, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Tuesday ...

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it is spreading nearly $60 million across 63 organizations to address staffing shortages and quality of health care in rural areas. The ...

CLEVELAND, OH / ACCESS Newswire / March 9, 2026 / The KeyBank Foundation is investing $400,000 to support the strategic expansion of workforce development efforts in rural areas of 6 counties in ...

On March 20, the Adirondack Health Foundation hosted its inaugural Rural Health Symposium at North Country Community College, bringing together more than 80 local and regional ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dave Whittemore works in Kennebec Valley Community College’s heat pump lab, where he teaches students how to install and maintain ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri House of Representatives Special Interim Committee on Workforce Innovation and Technology held its final meeting Tuesday before a new legislative session ...

INDIANTOWN, Fla. — A new high school focused on rural workforce development is coming to Indiantown. Indiantown Charter High School will be operated by Indian River State College and is scheduled to ...

A program to incentivize investments in small, rural businesses is progressing through the Missouri Legislature through several vehicles. The Senate Agriculture, Food Production and Outdoor Resources ...

Maine has had success in adopting heat pumps across the state, and jobs have grown quickly — particularly in rural areas. But as the state approaches big deadlines for heat pump installation and ...