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More than 2,000 Austin-area kids will get free or low-cost after-school care this year
Twenty-seven schools in the Austin area are getting free or low-cost after-school care programs this year thanks to funding from a tax rate increase Travis County voters approved in 2024...
Travis County, school districts partner to expand child care access
The first contracts funded through a tax rate increase approved by voters in November and aimed at improving access to child care could be approved Tuesday by Travis County commissioners...
How Homewatch Caregivers of Austin Empowers Growth Through Earn & Learn
Since joining the Earn & Learn initiative in November 2024, Homewatch Caregivers of Austin has made significant strides in workforce development...
Tamara Atkinson is joining Goodwill Central Texas
She's staying in the field of workforce development...
Tamara Atkinson to step down as CEO of Workforce Solutions Capital Area
Interim leader appointed as group searches for successor...
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS: How a Growing Mid-Sized Texas City Builds a Technical Workforce
A city of 70,000 people in Travis County in Greater Austin, Texas, Pflugerville is ranked the 15th Best Place to Live in America by U.S. News...
Austin Infrastructure Academy sees early success
The academy has held career fairs that have been attended by more than 500 job seekers, and about 58% of Workforce Solutions' training enrollments since have been toward Infrastructure Academy...
Megan Fortson appointed to lead Austin Infrastructure Academy
She's tasked with helping build the workforce needed to complete $25 billion in regional infrastructure projects...
Elected officials highlight need for trade job apprenticeships in Austin area
Austin's mayor says the region has about $25 billion worth of infrastructure projects but will lack about 4,000 needed workers per year without more training...
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