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2011
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Unpacking a Tough Issue
September 6, 2011
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Unpacking a Tough Issue
September 6, 2011
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How Organizations Can Move from Surviving to Thriving
August 31, 2011
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Sustainability planning provides a useful framework for oganizations seeking to thrive in difficult times
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Organizations Can Move From Surviving to Thriving
August 30, 2011
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Sustainability planning offers non-profit and other community organizations a useful framework for thriving in difficult time
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Ten Ways to Support Your Local Farmer
June 3, 2011
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Local economic development can start with you. Here's what you can do to help your local farmer.
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Economic Recovery Part Two: We Need More Action on Jobs and Wages
May 13, 2011
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The American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is an economic stimulus package in hopes of creating jobs and promoting investment and consumer spending during the recession. A recent report entitled, Economic Recovery Part Two: We Need More Action on Jobs and Wages, reveals updates on the effect of the Act and other actions of Pennsylvania’s economy and its metropolitan areas.
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Recent Job Growth in Pennsylvania is Healthier than in Most States
March 31, 2011
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There has been an evident increase in each state’s level of unemployment due to the U.S. economy. Job growth is one of the most closely watched indicators of a state’s economic situation and Pennsylvania is seen as healthier than most other states.
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Reversing Course in Pennsylvania Higher Education: The Two Tiers in Faculty Pay and Benefits and a Way forward
March 17, 2011
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The United States higher education staffing system has been experiencing a reduction in the proportion of jobs for full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members and a significant growth in full-time non-tenure-track, part-time/adjunct faculty and graduate employees.
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Rural and Urban Pennsylvania Adults Taking, Completing and Passing the GED
February 8, 2011
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The impact of obtaining a General Educational Development (GED) credential for those who have not graduated from high school is demonstrated by the change in perception of themselves and their future success in employment, education and income.
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Vo-tech Education: It's Not What You Think
January 27, 2011
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"People assume that tech schools don't lead to college. That just isn't true," Bob Veilleux commented at the beginning of his presentation. And it wouldn't be too much to say that saying "vo-tech" brings up a lot of different associations and connotations- most of them not terribly positive. In the past, it can seem to imply things like "not going to college", "less than great", "only for certain kinds of people".
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How to Get a Job and Keep It
January 27, 2011
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"I'm a trainer. A life skills teacher. A mentor. A programmer. I want to show people how to get a job and keep it," was how Brenda Williams described her work, her voice was firm, to the point, and awake with excitement and passion.
