New Learning Programs Help Texas Students Become Prepared to Help Workforce Shortages
Texas schools may shift their focus to a new type of learning that helps students enter the workforce after high school. You name the industry, ...
Texas schools may shift their focus to a new type of learning that helps students enter the workforce after high school. You name the industry, and they're dealing with a lack of workers and no real pipeline to get them. It's why Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told a packed auditorium of business leaders around North Texas that schools will need to step up and significantly increase the training to help deliver new bodies to the workforce. Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools, or P-TECH, immerses students in science and technology fields and gets them a two-year degree and on-the-job training in specific disciplines.