Area Schools Among Top 100
Three of Southwest Technology Center’s sending schools have been named
to the Southern Regional Education Board’s High School That Work top
100 lists. More
| Volume 37 | Number 3 | Fall 2006 |
| Director's Notes |
| HEADLINES |
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CareerTech Board Approves Board
Zones, Sets Election for Texas County Center The Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education on October 19 approved the creation of five board zones for the newly established technology center district in the panhandle’s Texas County. More |
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First Minority
Scholarships Given to Future CareerTech Teachers
In the fall, recipients of the first Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation Minority Scholarships will be on their way to becoming future CareerTech instructors. The five $1,000 scholarships will be presented at the annual CareerTech Summer Conference held in Tulsa in August. More |
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State
Aerospace Industry’s
Need for Skilled Labor Outstrips Supply
Schools can’t train aerospace workers fast enough to fill the ranks at the state’s growing aerospacecompanies. More |
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Metro Tech Seeks Expansion to Help
Laid-Off GM Workers Officials at Metro Technology Centers are hoping to get a cash infusion from the Legislature to help train laid-off General Motors Corp. employees for good-paying jobs. More |
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17
Oklahoma Schools Receive $75,000 Grants for Technology
The teaching of science, math, history and more will soon get a boost at 17 Oklahoma schools because of $75,000 grants for new technology equipment from the Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust. More |
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Help Wanted: Health-Care
Worker Shortage Looms
As if the news regarding Oklahoma’s health-care infrastructure weren’t disturbing enough, along comes a report showing that in six years, medical facilities will be short 4,500 needed personnel. More |
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Education Partners Adress
Oklahoma's Nurse Shortage Thousands of people who want to become nurses are put on waiting lists for nurse training and education programs while the state and nation reaches a critical point in an escalating nursing shortage. More |
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Oklahoma and CareerTech’s ‘Hospitality’ On
the Rise According to statistics, domestic travel spending in Oklahoma reached nearly $3.9 billion during 2002. In 2004, the United States ranked third in the world’s top tourism destinations. More |
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CareerTech
Addresses Healthcare Workforce Issues On Sept. 6, 27 technology center teams participated in the Healthcare Summit held on the Francis Tuttle Technology Center, Reno Campus. More |