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Then in May 2016, House Bill 5463 was introduced to replace the requirement of at least two foreign language credits and one credit in visual arts, performing or applied arts with three credits in a computer science, coding or vocational programs. The Michigan House passed the bill weeks later, but it died in the Michi... |
"We do have a lot of bipartisan support right now," Curtis said. "Everyone understands we have a need to update our system to get our students training for the jobs that are out there now." |
The 21st Century Education Commission is expected to recommend a focus on individualized learning alongside competency-based education that sets up multiple pathways for graduation, Curtis said. |
"We've benchmarked a lot of different programs, including those in Massachusetts, Ontario, Singapore and the Scandinavian countries," he said. "They don't have this factory-style approach to education." |
Kyle Lyons, 18, of Oxford, sets up an electromagnetic operation at the Oakland County Schools Technical Campus in Pontiac. |
Aukee welcomes a change, but wishes education would go further to address immediate needs of industry. |
"We have to stop offering everything under the sun to students until we get this system fixed and back on track," she said. "We can't keep telling kids if they go into marketing, they'll have a job. Let's tell them what jobs are in demand and find a way to give them those options. Let's focus on programs that help our ... |
Some of the most in-demand skilled labor jobs in Michigan are traditional, such as carpenters, pipefitters, machinists and electricians, with median hourly wages ranging from $18.39 to $28.07. However the new, growing industries are creating need for new skilled laborers, such as computer-user specialists, advanced man... |
But even if the state is able to solve the very real logistical problems of vocational education, it must overcome the stigma of skilled labor as a "dirty job," David Cole, chairman emeritus of the Ann Arbor-based Center for Automotive Research and chairman of the nonprofit Build for America's Tomorrow, said in an emai... |
The nonprofit is working toward designing a nationwide coalition of industry leaders, government officials, educators, school administrators and businesses to market skilled trades. |
Cole said the organization and partners needs to"communicate the idea that there are a huge number of great jobs if you get the right education and all jobs are very important. ... It isn't a sin to get your hands dirty." |
The state recently launched its Going Pro With Skilled Trades marketing campaign with plans to expand its outreach this year, Curtis said. The program started with a few billboards on Michigan highways last fall. |
"We're going to double down on trying to change the perception to students and their parents and high school guidance counselors," Curtis said. "They need to know what the potential earnings are for these jobs, that they can make a great living. This, above all else right now, is our biggest challenge." |
September 6, 2010 — Sudan is often considered as two entities, the North and the South. The North is predominantly Muslim, Arab and relatively developed. In contrast the South is Christian or pagan, Black and, until recently, virtually undeveloped. At the time of British colonial occupation Sudan was administered as tw... |
After gaining independence from the British colonial rule in 1956 the successive northern dominated governments of Sudan laboured vigorously to create a strong united Sudan. Naturally no Sudanese would have been opposed to a strong prosperous united Sudan, a united Sudan that would have been secular, democratic and of ... |
When Sudan gained its independence in 1956 alcohol was publicly consumed until 1983. There were bars, takeaway shops, restaurants and hotels serving alcohol to customers of all different backgrounds. Sudan even had breweries. Beer and sherry were produced in Sudan. Camel’s beer was a special Sudanese beer. There was al... |
It will be unrealistic and hypocritical to say that Muslims in Sudan did not consume alcohol between 1956 and 1983. Those Muslims who later enforced the implementation of Islamic Sharia might have been in fact alcohol consumers themselves. They might have consumed alcohol when it was legally available in public places ... |
Islamic Sharia and consumption of alcohol in Sudan is an attempt to assess the extent to which alcohol is being consumed after what is known as September laws and the implication to unity of Sudan. When El Numeiri implemented Islamic Sharia it was not immediately clear whether he had intended it to be implemented in th... |
In 1985 after a wave of strikes and an uprising El Numeiri was toppled by the army when on a visit to the United States of America. He was granted refuge in Egypt. In 1986 elections were held to return Sudan to civilian rule. The grassroots which formed the bulk of the electorate seemed not impressed with the implement... |
In 1989 a military coup overthrew the democratically elected government of Sadiq El Mahdi. It transpired that in fact the same Dr Hassan El Turabi that accelerated the demise of El Numeiri engineered the 1989 military coup and as a cover up the coup was led by a military man, Omar El Bashir, who came along with a stron... |
On unity of Sudan the implementation of Islamic Sharia has not made it any attractive because the implementation only confirms the two entities of Sudan, the North and the South. The implementation is in the North. Also the victims of the implementation of Islamic Sharia in the North are mostly southerners who strongly... |
The implementation of Islamic Sharia in the North has been unfortunate. It has not stopped the brewing and consumption of alcohol in the North but instead has widened the North-South divide. Moreover alcohol is consumed with impunity. Despite Khartoum being the centre of the implementation of Islamic Sharia it is not c... |
In conclusion individual’s relationship to God should have been seen as an intensely private affair, the most intimate and personal of all ones relationships instead of imposition and the use of threats of harsh punishment supposedly to purify people for God who is anyway merciful and compassionate. A secular constitut... |
The views expressed in the ’Comments’ section are solely the opinions of the writers. The veracity of any claims made are the responsibility of the author not Sudan Tribune. |
Thanks for expressing your rights on behalf of the alcoholics. |
However, that is a minor grievance which did not encourage the southerners to fight the islamic regime. If sharia law could get rid of alcoholism well and great. |
Therefore, you should have exert your effort and time in constructing an article that advocates for the oppression of non-muslims. |
The Nazis cherished Nazi anti-Slavism over victory over the Soviet Union, the North Sudanese Islamicists cherish their Islamic Theocratic Prohibition over Sudanese unity, and the American Christian Psychiatrists cherish their Christian Psychiatric Drug War over victory over the Taliban. |
Spirituality & End of Life Care is part of the Living with Grief Series. The program will be useful to a wide range of professionals such as psychologists, counselors, clergy, social workers, nurses, teachers and other healthcare workers. Also helpful to individuals who offer education on loss, grief, dying or death. C... |
6:30 p.m. AMC Concord Mills 24, 8241 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord. 704-979-0200. www.amctheatres.com. |
Group invitational exhibition featuring impressed designs, traditional impressionistic approaches and the marvel of improvisation. Free. The Galleries, 65 Union St. S., Concord. 704-920-2787. www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org. |
Learn job searching skills including applications, resumes and interviewing skills. 2-3 p.m. Kannapolis Library, Fiction Room. 850 Mountain St. 704-920-1180. |
Free. 7The Galleries, 65 Union St. S., Concord. 704-920-2787. www.CabarrusArtsCouncil.org. |
Featuring the Acoustic Super Show (Superglide Unplugged). Concerts are every Thursday in Veterans Park through June 30. Events start at 11:30 a.m. and run through 1 p.m. superglideband.com/news. |
For children ages 8 and up. 4:45-5:45 p.m. in the Harrisburg Library Branch conference room. 704-920-2080. 201 Sims Parkway, Harrisburg. |
A competition between top-24 NASCAR Spring Cup Series pit crews at Time Warner Cable Arena. 7 p.m. Details: www.pitcrewchallenge.com. |
Coupon clipping, swapping and tips. Bring your own coupons to clip and swap. Coupon experts and newcomers welcome. 4:30-5:30p.m. Kannapolis Library, 850 Mountain St. 704-920-1180. |
Bruster's Real Ice Cream, Amelie's French Bakery and Acting Up Children's Theatre present "Madeline." Adapted from the well-loved children's book series by Ludwig Bemelmans, with original songs and whimsical choreography. For children of all ages. 7 p.m. May 19, 20, 26 and 27; 2:30 p.m. May 21 and 28. $5 in advance; $7... |
NASCAR Camping World Trucks in a bumper-to-tailgate tussle. Plus, qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star race. 8 p.m. $20-$30. Charlotte Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. S., Concord. 704-455-3267. www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. |
Deserts, drinks. take-out, eat-in and delivery for orders larger than $10. 301 Mt. Olivet Road, Concord. 704-782-8846. www.mtolivetumc-concordnc.org. |
Home Game at Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium against Delmarva Shorebirds. bit.ly/intimidators. |
7 p.m. 704-699-8642. www.actingupdrama.com. The Glenn Center, 120 Marsh Ave. NE, Concord. |
The sixith Annual Spring Into Arts Festival is a day-long arts event in Concord that provides local and regional performing and visual artists an opportunity to show, share knowledge, demonstrate, sell their work and perform. There will be children's art activities, musical performances, a display of fine art for sale,... |
2:30 p.m. . $5 in advance; $7 at door. 704-699-8642. www.actingupdrama.com. The Glenn Center, 120 Marsh Ave. N.E., Concord. |
The Blue moon Puppets will perform Folktales from a Global Village. bluemoonpuppets.com. Stories under the Stars are live art, music and story-telling programs each Saturday evening at the Cabarrus County Library Kannapolis Branch. www.cityofkannapolis.com. |
The Saturday night shootout for bragging rights and a $1 million paycheck. 2 p.m. Four-pack adult tickets with hot dogs and Coca-Colas $29.75 per person. Children's admission starts at $10. Charlotte Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. S., Concord. 704-455-3267. www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. |
Kannapolis Veterans Park 10a.m. Introductory classes are once a week on Wednesaday or Saturday. Details: www.cabarruschinese.org. $10 per class. To register: 704-920-4343. |
Walk the North Cabarrus park the third Saturdy of each month for a guided nature walk through the trails. 10 a.m. Meet in front of the park office, pre-registration not required. North Cabarrus Park, 760 Orphanage Road, Concord. www.cabarruscounty.us/parks. |
New Beginnings Preschool will have their Spring and Summer Consignment Sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Buy or sell finfant, children, teen and adult clothing as well as maternity items. Other items include furniture, baby equipment, household items, toys, books and more. The half-price sale begins from noon-1 p.m. Consignor's sneak... |
Mixed level class for ages 11 and up. Bring a yoga mat or a towel to protect the mat. $5 per class. 9 a.m. in Veterans Park. Details: 704-232-5014 or 704-920-4343. |
Presented by Old Courthouse Theatre. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize and now an Oscar nominated movie, Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. For details, visit: www.oldcourthousetheat... |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying for the Coca-Cola 600. 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $12 and $1 for children. Charlotte Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. South, Concord. 704-455-3267. www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. |
Featuring White Chocolate. Concerts are every Thursday in Veterans Park through June 30. Events start at 11:30 a.m. and run through 1 p.m. www.whitechocolate.org. |
Adapted from the well-loved children's book series by Ludwig Bemelmans, with original songs and whimsical choreography. For children of all ages. 7 p.m. $5 in advance; $7 at door. 704-699-8642. www.actingupdrama.com. The Glenn Center, 120 Marsh Ave. NE, Concord. |
Children will learn about money management and how to save. For children ages Kindergarten through fifth grade and their parents. Space is limited and registration is required. Details or to register, call the Kannapolis Library branch at 704-920-1180. 4:30 p.m. |
Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, Jason Meyers and Joey Saldana are among the warriors of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series who do battle in this open-wheeled spectacular. 4:30 p.m. May 27. Tickets are $25 and children's admission is $10. www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. The Dirt Track at Charlotte, 5555 Concord Pkwy. So... |
Saturday afternoon NASCAR Nationwide Series race is perfect for first-time families. 9 a.m. Front-stretch adult tickets start at just $17 and children's admission is just $1. Charlotte Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. South, Concord. 704-455-3267. www.charlottemotorspeedway.com. |
Let Freedom Race at NASCAR's only 600-mile event and patriotic salute to the U.S. Armed Forces on Memorial Day Weekend. 11a.m. Four-pack adult tickets with hot dogs and Coca-Colas start at $39.75 per person. Children's admission starts at $10. Charlotte Motor Speedway, 5555 Concord Pkwy. South, Concord. 704-455-3267. w... |
Houston continues to feel the love from the national press. This time, CNN is chiming in as a member of the H-Town fan club, touting the city’s downtown, Museum District, and Galleria as places that are must-visit. |
The national network’s travel writer Shivani Vora listed nine reasons to visit Houston in 2019, noting among the city’s enchantments are its skyline and the many parks and greenspaces that dot Houston’s urban sprawl. |
When it comes to a thriving arts scene, it’s hard to beat the Bayou City. CNN gave a call-out to the Museum District, noting that the Menil Collection and its new Menil Drawing Institute are worthy attractions. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston also made the list, and visitors can take in more than 70,000 art objects fr... |
CNN also noted that the Holocaust Museum Houston is set to double its exhibit space early this summer, following a $50 million-expansion. The museum was already a destination for scholarship and reflection, with artifacts from before, during and after World War II. The expanded museum space will include four galleries,... |
Space Center Houston and NASA Johnson Space Center landed on the list, with CNN noting that the 250,000-square-foot homage to all things related to space exploration — and Houston’s starring role in many of them — is a family-friendly way to spend a good portion of a day. |
It’s impossible to mention Houston these days without mentioning the city’s thriving food scene. And CNN gave kudos to our favorite nationally recognized spots like Xochi and Crawfish & Noodles, noting that we have 12 James Beard-nominated restaurants across the landscape. |
There is also a nod to “gas station cuisine,” touting “ridiculously tasty and incredibly inexpensive” options such as Sunrise Taquito in a Shell station on the Washington Corridor, which serves up chorizo taquitos and hearty breakfast plates. There’s also Ekko’s Greek Deli in an Uptown Valero station, making gyros, hum... |
Vora also noted that it’s easiest for travelers to stay in the Museum District, downtown, or the Galleria area to have easy walking access to attractions — even as she pointed out a car is definitely an asset to better exploring H-Town. |
But the upshot is that Houstonians might have to get ready to welcome a whole lot of out-of-towners who are coming to check out what we already know: Houston is a place where great things happen. |
"The cleanup will be protective of people and families who will live, work and play on the new waterfront, including 33 acres of new parks and public access to over three miles of restored shorelines," Stoner wrote. |
The environmental consultant that NOAA hired to evaluate rival bids received full information on contamination on the waterfront and plans to clean it up, and raised no red flags, Stoner said. |
Wyden's letter to Locke was written in defense of NOAA's August 2009 selection of Newport, Ore., as a new home for its Pacific center, which is now located in Seattle. Port of Bellingham and city officials had mounted a vigorous bid to get NOAA to move the center here, but Bellingham's hopes were dashed after Newport u... |
Since then, Washington's Sen. Maria Cantwell has mounted an attack on the NOAA site selection process in hopes of keeping the center in this state. |
Wyden's letter to Locke says "new information" shows that the Bellingham site proposed for the NOAA center is "surrounded by one federal Superfund site and no less than 12 different Washington State Department of Ecology cleanup sites." |
Stoner said there's nothing new about Bellingham Bay's environmental issues, or the port's efforts to deal with them in cooperation with state and federal agencies, including NOAA. |
"We've been working on this since 1996," Stoner said. |
In 2004, Stoner said, NOAA recognized the quality of Bellingham's waterfront cleanup efforts when the agency selected Bellingham as one of the first three pilot participants in NOAA's Portfields waterfront cleanup program, along with Tampa, Fla., and New Bedford, Mass. |
"The pilots were chosen for their willingness to participate, unique set of needs, commitment to port redevelopment, innovative approaches to waterfront planning and revitalization, and overall value federal assistance would add to the redevelopment effort," NOAA says on its Portfields Web site. |
The "Superfund site" mentioned in Wyden's letter is the Oeser Co. wood treatment site off Marine Drive, about two miles from the proposed location of the NOAA center here. A federally mandated cleanup of the Oeser site already is under way. |
Funding and planning are on track for cleanup projects on land and in the water closer to the proposed NOAA berth at the port's shipping terminal off Cornwall Avenue on Whatcom Waterway, Stoner said. |
The planning and study phase of the cleanup has been time-consuming. Stoner said physical cleanup on land and in the waterway probably won't get under way in earnest until 2012. The work, when it begins, would not interfere with NOAA operations. |
While the cleanup work will be costly, funding should not be an issue, Stoner said. He noted that the port has already set aside millions to cover its share of the work, and the state has committed to provide millions more. |
John Diamond, spokesman for Democratic Sen. Cantwell, said she would have no comment on Wyden's letter. |
"We don't want to get into a back-and-forth with other Senators on it," Diamond said. |
Cantwell recently called for a U.S. Inspector General probe of NOAA's site selection process in awarding the Pacific center to Newport. |
Asked if such a probe could do anything to reverse NOAA's decision in favor of Newport, Diamond said he wasn't sure. |
While NOAA recently agreed to revisit an apparent floodplain issue at the Newport site, NOAA officials also made it clear they don't expect that issue to force them to reconsider their move to the Oregon port. Both NOAA and the Port of Newport are moving ahead on NOAA's new West Coast home. But Diamond said Cantwell do... |
"This thing is still pending as far as we're concerned," Diamond said. "We'd like the Inspector General to move with some alacrity. ... We want them to look at it while the whole thing is still pending." |
Ed Kranepool, one of the original Mets in 1962, needs a teammate. He has two failing kidneys and needs a kidney transplant. Kranepool, 72, who has had Type II diabetes for 38 years, recently had surgery to have his left big toe amputated. He was told the typical wait for a kidney is five years unless a donor steps forw... |
A collective sigh from the Red Sox and their fans occurred when manager John Farrell said David Price had "a very positive exam" by prominent orthopedic surgeons Dr. James Andrews and Dr. Neal ElAttrache. No surgery is required — at least for now — on Price's ailing left arm. He'll rest and receive treatment for the ne... |
Taj Gibson made a 60-foot shot before the halftime horn for the Thunder against the Trailblazers Thursday night. Sorry, Taj, that wasn't the best shot at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore. Peter Crum had that honor. Who is Mr. Crum? Well, he's no relation to former Louisville coach Denny Crum. Nevertheless, Peter Crum k... |
Rory McIlroy, who'll play in the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, is atop the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship leaderboard after shooting a second-round 65 — including an eagle 2. |
Nebraska's new defensive coordinator, Bob Diaco, who was fired as UConn football coach in late December, will oversee a hybrid 3-4, instead of the 4-3 used last season with the Cornhuskers. We'll see if the numbers work for Nebraska and Diaco, who will earn $825,000 there after his $3.4 million buyout from UConn. |
While driving to spring training camp in the morning, Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright saw Ryan Sherriff, a career minor leaguer and non-roster invitee, walking to the park in Jupiter, Fla. Sherriff didn't have a car, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. A new rental car awaited Sherriff at Roger Dean Stadium; al... |
WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon has been a scourge of the Obama administration in recent months, but when he appeared on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Republicans found the head of the country's largest bank to be alarmingly off-message. |
Dimon had little interest in joining Republicans in complaining that President Obama's regulations destroyed capitalism as they knew it. In fact, he even had some kind words for the Dodd-Frank financial reforms. And the banker's most passionate plea to the lawmakers was one that Republicans most emphatically don't want... |
"If we had done something remotely like Simpson-Bowles," Dimon said in response to Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., at the end of the hearing, "you would have increased confidence in America. You would have shown a real fix of the long-term fiscal problem. I think you would have had … a more effective tax system that is... |
In fact, he said, not enacting such a plan "helped cause a downturn last year." |
Ostensibly, Dimon went to Capitol Hill to be grilled about his bank's loss of more than $2 billion on an investment strategy that amounted to a glorified game of craps. Members of the Senate Banking Committee were to determine whether stronger financial regulations would be needed to prevent such gambling. But tougher ... |
"Mr. Dimon," said Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., it "occurs to me that an enterprise as big and powerful as yours, you've got a lot of firepower and you're -- you're just huge." |
"You're obviously renowned, rightfully so, I think," contributed Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., "as being one of the most, you know, one of the best CEOs in the country." |
Democrats, perhaps worried that Wall Street has been shifting its campaign largess to Mitt Romney and the Republicans, joined the sycophancy sweepstakes. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey called JPMorgan Chase "one of the nation's finest," and Sen. Jon Tester of Montana told Dimon: "You guys know the industry better t... |
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