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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Adult career center to host open house Tuesday
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) — It's In-Demand Jobs Week across Ohio. In-Demand jobs week showcases the jobs, industries and skills that are in high demand across the state and in this region. The MCCTC adult career center is holding an open house to let people see what it has to offer. You can tour the school's labs and facilities, plus meet the instructors. The Adult Career Center will showcase its welding, automotive technology, medical assistant, plus EMT and fire programs. You can even learn about a couple new ones. 'Hannah E Mullins School of Practical Nursing is relocating to our campus,' said Jodi Glass, recruiting and marketing coordinator. 'So they will be here to discuss the practical nursing program. And then also we have a new vet assistant. So those that are interested in working with animals: veterinary assistant is now enrolling now for fall.' The Open House starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the MCCTC Adult Career Center in Canfield. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Cision Canada
01-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
iA Financial Group makes strides in financial planning with the launch of My Financial Journey™ for iA Premier advisors Français
QUEBEC CITY, May 1, 2025 /CNW/ - iA Financial Group has deployed My Financial Journey™, a digital financial planning tool, to brokerage network advisors who are eligible for the iA Premier recognition program. This innovative needs analysis tool—unparalleled in the industry and wholly developed by iA Financial Group—enables advisors to offer their clients a personalized plan aligned with their financial objectives at every stage of their lives. Launched in 2021, My Financial Journey™ was first offered to over 2,000 Individual Insurance Savings and Retirement advisors in the Career network. Since then, My Financial Journey™, a comprehensive solution that facilitates the analysis of clients' overall financial needs, has equipped them to better support their clients in their financial decisions. My Financial Journey™ optimizes recommendations by taking into account clients' savings capacity and their protection needs. To date, more than 300,000 financial journeys have been undertaken, thereby optimizing the financial planning of many clients. "As we strive to be a key partner for all of our advisors across Canada, we are pleased to offer My Financial Journey ™ to an even greater number of them, helping them better serve their clients so they can feel confident and secure about their future. This tool, developed by iA Financial Group, once again demonstrates our indisputable ability to combine human and digital expertise in a secure environment," stated Renée Laflamme, Executive Vice-President, Individual Insurance, Savings and Retirement. About iA PREMIER The iA PREMIER recognition program offers a unique experience to brokers in the Individual Insurance, Savings and Retirement industry. Over 1,500 brokers qualified in 2025 and enjoy exclusive access, privileges and rewards to help them propel their success. About My Financial Journey My Financial Journey provides clients with a comprehensive overview of their financial situation, recommendations based on their retirement goals, and projections of their incomes and expenses after retirement. About iA Financial Group iA Financial Group is one of the largest insurance and wealth management groups in Canada, with operations in the United States. Founded in 1892, it is one of Canada's largest public companies. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IAG (common shares). iA Financial Group is a business name and trademark of iA Financial Corporation Inc. SOURCE Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
ASCENT's Technology Expo aims to inspire careers in STEM fields
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Gadgets and gizmos galore, the ASCENT program hosted its third annual Technology Expo at Florida State University, Panama City, on Saturday. ASCENT stands for Advancing Science and Career Education in New Technologies. It's a $23 million program, partially funded by Triumph Gulf Coast and Florida State University, Panama City. The program is designed to build up the IT and cybersecurity workforce. Ascent built a K-12 program for students, serving eight coastal counties on the Gulf Coast that were impacted by the BP oil spill. The tech expo provides a variety of STEM activities to get kids interested in technology. They can launch a bottle rocket, play Minecraft, visit the mobile planetarium, and operate sphere bots. The activities help prepare kids for the future of artificial intelligence. Car crash turns into shooting investigation in Okaloosa County 'We all are going to rely on these kids to keep our information secure and work for the companies that we use every day. And so getting them started and getting them excited, you know, helping them to learn how to utilize A.I. appropriately,' FSU Panama City Ascent K-12 Program Manager Brianne Biddle said. 'A.I. is going to take over the world. But at the same time, you have to have somebody that knows how to speak to it because it can't do it alone. And that's one of the things that this tech expo is supposed to do. It teaches people how to utilize things like A.I., how to utilize systems engineering, how to where electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, where that fits in your day-to-day life,' FSU Panama City Ascent Program Director Duriel Crittenden said. The tech expo also showcases local integrated technology clubs. Students can show off the projects they've been working on throughout the school year, such as their self-made robots. While on campus, students can learn more about the engineering programs offered at FSU Panama City. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Exchange Club of Columbia County awards 6 seniors with scholarships
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga (WJBF)- Several local high school seniors rewarded for their hard work by the Exchange Club of Columbia County Thursday. The organization awarded scholarships at its annual breakfast. 'Anything that we can do to help these students go and further their education. When you hear these students and see them, they are amazing and the things that they are going to do in our community are just incredible. And so we want to support them in every way that we can,' said Phyllis Salazar, President of the Exchange Club of Columbia County. Every year the Exchange Club of Columbia County gives scholarships to 6 seniors. Salazar added that she's always impressed by the applicants and their achievements. 'These kids excel in their educational pursuits. I mean, these are top students, and yet they're also volunteering. They are giving so much back to the community. They're just involved in so many things. And it's just incredible.' One senior from each Columbia County high school is awarded a Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE) scholarship towards their next steps. This year's winners include Thomas Murilla-Bivins from Evans High School, Adelyn Swogger from Greenbrier, Kashiya Moore from Grovetown high, Claire Duffie from Harlem and Campbell Harison from Lakeside. One student is awarded the 'Accepting the Challenge of Excellence' scholarship for overcoming major hardships. This year, the award went to Ella Cassedy from Harlem High School, who battled and beat cancer. 'It was after seven months of waking up in the middle night with tremendous jaw pain that medicine couldn't help. We ended up going– after going to like dentist to dentist, we went to the Dental College of Georgia, and they ended up biopsying the area and sent us back over to the Children's Hospital where we then found out that it was leukemia,' she said. Cassedy spent most of her freshman year at harlem homebound, completing her schoolwork while going through chemo treatments. Despite losing her hair and weakness from treatment she went back to school, even making the cheer team. She said the support she received from her classmates meant everything. 'I experienced a lot of support, which I was just shocked from the amount of people I didn't even know coming up in support of me, whether it be like through a meal train or giving gift cards or money. It was just crazy, you know, support that I had.' Cassedy will attend Augusta University after graduation and major in Biology. Then she hopes to move on the the Dental College of Georgia and work towards becoming a dentist. It's a dream inspired by her journey fighting cancer. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
MISD releases TEA ratings
Apr. 23—After two years of legal proceedings, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is now allowed to release official ratings for the 2022-2023 school year. The 2023 Accountability Ratings are now official and eligible for release. In August of 2024, Midland ISD was one of four districts at the time to release its projected 2023 and 2024 ratings in an effort to be transparent with the community. The 2024 projected A-F ratings were verified by TEA. With the official release of the 2023 ratings set to be made available to the public April 24, the district is pleased to report that no school action plans are required at this time. As part of the release of 2023 ratings, TEA also plans to share "what if" ratings for 2022 which were presented to the public at a June 2023 special board meeting. In 2023, state testing and the accountability system underwent drastic changes that introduced significantly higher performance standards, leading to broad expectations that many districts across Texas may see a drop in their overall scores. Ratings are determined using several key indicators, including STAAR results, graduation rates, and College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR). The "what if" ratings offer an estimate of how schools and districts would have performed under the revised accountability framework implemented in 2023 if 2022 accountability metrics would have been in place, a news release said. Despite the delay and changes to the assessment and accountability system, MISD continues to make strides, the release said. When students took the 2023 STAAR assessment, Stephanie Howard had been serving as superintendent for just three months. Although the 2023 ratings were withheld due to the pending litigation, MISD immediately leveraged available data to realign priorities, launch targeted improvement efforts, and implemented a strategic plan based on the needs in the district. MISD, and the majority of other districts across the state, saw a decline in ratings from 2022. Based on its internal projections that have been verified by TEA, and a result of the early school improvement actions, 2024 projected ratings are showing 66% of campuses improved or maintained their overall rating. Fifteen campuses are projected to be A/B rated campuses — up from seven in 2023. Sixteen campuses improved at least one letter grade, and five campuses improved by two or more letter grades. Accountability ratings offer a roadmap for continuous improvement, helping us stay focused on what matters most—student success," Stephanie said in the release. "We remain committed to our North Star Goal of ensuring that 70% of MISD students attend an A or B-rated school by 2028. We are proud of the progress we have made and even more determined to keep moving forward."
