This story was published for Patch Media on Aug. 28, 2018. SAN DIEGO, CA — As students return to classrooms this month for another year of reading, writing and arithmetic, school districts in San Diego County will be grappling with math problems of their own: How to make ends meet in an era of escalating costs. Although California’s record $139… Read more →
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General Assembly Rethinks Training for Next Gen of Coders
This story was reported for NewCo on Jan. 6, 2016. “If you can do the job, you should get the job.” That’s what President Obama said in March 2015 when he announced TechHire, an initiative to fill tech jobs through accelerated training. Roughly two-thirds of U.S. companies say they have unfilled positions due to a lack of qualified applicants. General… Read more →