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Press Releases

November 15, 2016

SkillsUSA Former Members Featured in TechDirections

Two past SkillsUSA success stories were featured in the November 2016 issue of TechDirections, a magazine and website for technology, career and technical, and engineering educators covering automotive, IT,…

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November 04, 2016

SkillsUSA and Pearson Launch New App for SkillsUSA Championships Clothing and Tool Requirements

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Jane DeShong Short or Karen Kitzel 703-777-8810, jshort@skillsusa.org or kkitzel@skillsusa.org Technology Helps SkillsUSA Career and Technical Education Students Prepare to Successfully Compete at…

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November 01, 2016

New Story on SkillsUSA Construction Trades Competitions in ENR

Engineering News Record has just published a new story about that SkillsUSA Championships that highlights a couple of 2016 competitors and provides an overview of construction competitions. Engineering News–Record (widely known…

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October 26, 2016

Executive Director Tim Lawrence Interviewed for Agri-Pulse

Following the WorldSkills General Assembly, writer Sara Wyatt of Agri-Pulse reached out to interview Tim Lawrence on workforce development trends. Agri-Pulse is a weekly update that is considered the most trusted…

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October 14, 2016

Rethinking Higher Education on KOCHstories.com

KOCHstories.com has posted new content called Rethinking Higher Education. This piece focuses on the importance of skilled trades, and highlights some of the local and national skilled trade initiatives Koch…

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October 06, 2016

2016 WorldSkills Leaders Forum Provides New Perspectives on the Future of Skills

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contacts: Mike Pitre or Michèle Rogerson, Skills/Compétences Canada 613-784-9996, mikep@skillscanada.com 613-266-4771, micheler@skillscanada.com Contacts: Jane Short or Karen Kitzel, SkillsUSA 703-737-0612, jshort@skillsusa.org 703-737-0607, kkitzel@skillsusa.org…

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September 02, 2016

Students Who Study Technical Education May Earn More

A new white paper, entitled “Preparing our Students for Career Success – What Parents Should Know” examines the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard and U.S. labor market trends to…

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August 25, 2016

SME and SkillsUSA Partner to Provide Memberships to High School Educators and Students

(DEARBORN, Mich. – June 22, 2016) – SME and SkillsUSA, two organizations dedicated to finding solutions for the U.S. skills gap, have announced a high school membership partnership to inspire…

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August 17, 2016

SkillsUSA Supports Putting Learner Success First

SkillsUSA Executive Director Tim Lawrence authored a guest post on Advance CTE’s blog. Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work is the longest-standing national non-profit that represents State…

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Jane A. DeShong Short

Senior Manager, Public Relations/Communications
703-737-0612

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Associate Director, Communications
703-737-0607

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