CT Insider - Thu June 19, 2025
Waterbury, Conn. Bond Hearing Could Help Fund Scaled-Back School Expansion Effort
School officials in Waterbury, Conn. have scaled back a project to expand the Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School to accommodate plans to bring enrollment up to grade 8, a move which lowers the proposed cost from $81.4 million to $37 million....
WGME-TV - Mon April 28, 2025
New Report Finds Maine Will Need $11B to Replace, Repair Aging Schools
A new interim summary from the governor's commission on school construction reveals the staggering scope of the crisis facing Maine's public school infrastructure: an estimated $11 billion will be needed over the next two decades to repair or replace hundreds of aging school buildings across the state....
Virtual Farm Trips - Mon April 21, 2025
Virtual Farm Trips Bring Farm to More Than 1.5 Million Viewers
As traditional farm field trips for school-aged children have become less common, Shift•ology Communication has helped agriculture organizations connect with more than 1.5 million students, consumers and other niche audiences to farms through free, live Virtual Farm Trips (VFTs)....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue April 08, 2025
VIDEO: Northark Preps Students for Equipment Operator Careers
Construction equipment operators are the driving force in building roads, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure.They work in all kinds of weather — blistering heat, frigid cold, rain — and in all kinds of conditions, depending on the project....
WGME-TV - Fri February 14, 2025
With Many Schools in Maine Needing Repairs or Rebuilds, Better Funding Solutions Must Be Found
Many aging schools in Maine need significant upgrades, with air quality, security and space concerns creating significant challenges for students and educators. As school districts across the state struggle to keep up with repairs and replacements, a new push is under way to reform how Maine funds school construction....
AED Foundation - Wed December 18, 2024
AED Foundation Recognized High School Marks Record Year for AEDF Vision 2025
The AED Foundation (AEDF) announced its 100th AEDF recognized high school program in North America. This milestone underscores the significant progress of AEDF's Vision 2025 workforce development initiative, aimed at strengthening the future of the equipment industry, with the goal of introducing 10 thousand technicians into the workforce by the year 2027....
AED Foundation - Mon December 09, 2024
Twelve High Schools in Washington Achieve AED Foundation High School Recognition
The AED Foundation (AEDF) announced the recognition of 12 High School Equipment Technology Programs in Washington including the following schools: Aberdeen High School (Aberdeen, Wash.)Auburn High School (Auburn, Wash.)Coupeville High School (Coupeville, Wash.)Goldendale High School (Goldendale, Wash.)Newport High School (Newport, Wash.)NEWTech Prep (Spokane, Wash.)Pierce County Skills Center (Puyallup, Wash.)Shelton High School (Shelton, Wash.)Sunnyside High School (Sunnyside, Wash.)Tri-Tech Skills Center (Kennewick, Wash.)Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center (Wenatchee, Wash.)Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center (Yakima, Wash.)The term of AEDF recognition is five years, starting in December 2024 and ending in November 2029....
NCCER - Wed November 13, 2024
NCCER Partners With National FFA, NCAE
In the ever-evolving industries of construction and agriculture, three leading organizations recently made their partnership official. The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), the National FFA Organization (FFA) and the National Council for Agricultural Education (NCAE) have joined together to bring industry-recognized curricula and credentials to agricultural education....
Trimble - Mon October 07, 2024
Trimble Opens Technology Lab at Florida A&M University, Marking New HBCU Collaboration
Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Trimble celebrated the grand opening of the new Trimble Technology Lab at the Tallahassee campus on Oct. 2. This event marks a major milestone as FAMU becomes the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to host a Trimble Technology Lab (TTL)....
Pennsylvania College of Technology - Tue September 24, 2024
Penn College of Technology Students Helping to Build Habitat Home in Williamsport
Over the next two years, students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport will build a Habitat for Humanity home in the city following a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 19. To kick off the project, Penn College officials joined the Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity for the event at the site on 508 Fifth Ave....
