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Apprenticeship, internship growth bill passes Oklahoma Senate
Legislation that seeks to encourage Oklahoma employers to hire more apprentices and interns won unanimous approval in the Oklahoma Senate.
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Change to graduation requirements opening new career paths through Oklahoma schools
Kids throughout Oklahoma are now back in school, but there are some different guidelines for both K-12 students and educators this year that state leaders say will lead to better outcomes for Oklahoma's future economy and workforce.
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Oklahoma legislators, school leaders celebrate Gov. Stitt’s signing of landmark graduation pathways bill
Gov. Kevin Stitt held a ceremonial signing of several bills on Tuesday, including a bill that expands high school graduation requirements to include career-readiness training.
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Opinion: Expanding Oklahoma graduation requirements helps students become career-ready
High school graduation requirements in our state are closing career pathways instead of building them, but legislation currently waiting to be signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt will create more opportunities for all students and their futures.
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Bill that adds career pathways to high school graduation requirements heading to Gov. Stitt’s desk
A bill that aims to grow the state's future workforce by offering students more career pathways through expanded graduation requirements passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives once again and is now headed to Gov. Kevin Stitt for final approval.
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Bill that adds career pathways to high school graduation requirements passes Oklahoma Senate
A bill that seeks to grow the state's future workforce by offering students more career pathways through expanded graduation requirements succeeded in the Oklahoma Senate on Monday.
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Oklahoma House Speaker McCall discusses bills that address workforce growth, economic development
Oklahoma House of Representatives Speaker Charles McCall spoke positively about bills that aim to grow the state's workforce through expanding high school graduation requirements and enacting childcare reform, as well as legislation that sets out to restructure the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
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Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly approves adding career pathways to graduation requirements
The Oklahoma House of Representatives almost unanimously passed a bill that modifies high school graduation requirements to provide students more career pathways.
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Bill that changes Oklahoma graduation requirements to build career pathways passes key committee
A bill that sets out to modify Oklahoma's high school graduation requirements to provide students more career pathways passed a key legislative committee on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma education, business leaders, legislators say graduation requirement flexibility needed for more job skills training
Legislators gathered with education and workforce leaders at the State Capitol on Monday to investigate changes to Oklahoma's graduation requirements in hopes of getting more high school students trained to enter the workforce and fill the growing need for skilled workers.