workforce development

Through the SEMO Educators Advantage program, faculty and staff at the Jackson R-2 School District will receive a tuition discount for online undergraduate, graduate, or pathways for paraprofessional programs at SEMO.

The region's next generation of teachers, entrepreneurs, and healthcare professionals will take the next step into the workforce as 1,378 graduate during two ceremonies on Sat. May 11, 2024.

Most students come to college with the primary purpose of finding a long-term career in the field of their choice.

Missouri has been allocated billions of dollars in federal funds, first from the American Rescue Plan and then from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Parson's proposal includes, among other measures, funding Medicaid expansion and a 5.5% pay raise for state employees.

Missouri's unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% last month, but that's in part because individuals exhausted their unemployment benefits and are leaving the workforce.

The Missouri Department of Higher Education is working on decreasing the unemployment rate in the state. The United States Department of Labor granted the…

Workforce development programs - like Fast Track - have been a big priority this legislative session for Governor Mike Parson.A House committee heard a…

As part of his statewide listening tour, Governor Mike Parson made a stop in Cape Girardeau yesterday to hear from Southeast Missouri leaders, including…