Tag: Blue Valley CAPS

Arredondo: Our education system is creating an army of unemployable people

By Tommy Felts / March 14, 2017

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in the commentary are the author’s alone.  I have good and bad news. The good news? There are more than 5,700,000 jobs available in the United States as you read this — the most jobs available at any time in the history of our country. The bad news? As of 2012,…

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Help wanted: Addressing KC’s (big) techie shortage

By Tommy Felts / April 26, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone.   Kansas City posted nearly 7,700 STEM job openings in 2015 — but only filled 2,550 of them. That means that for every STEM job candidate, there were three job openings. That’s great for job searchers, but terrible for Kansas City business and…

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New national CAPS Network grows from local program

By Tommy Felts / October 2, 2015

The Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies is helping create a national consortium that will band together schools to boost an innovative education model. Blue Valley CAPS executive director Corey Mohn said that his program often receives interest from other schools to learn about its curriculum, which pushes students to collaborate with businesses and other professionals in…

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Education innovation puts KC on the map

By Tommy Felts / August 13, 2015

Kansas City and education don’t always receive positive press, but this week, the tides have changed. Kansas City is one of 27 “education innovation clusters” worldwide recognized by digital publication Education Week. Included for multi-district efforts to improve education, Kansas City was recognized by Education Week in particular for partnerships among the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Think…

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