A group representing Jobs for America’s Graduates-South Dakota at the Wagner Community Schools delivered one of the keynote presentations, “Student Success and the JAG Model,” at the National Indian Impacted Schools Association (NIISA) Annual Meeting and Conference in Las Vegas, NV, December 5, 2011. Individuals from Wagner Community Schools speaking at the conference included … Read more
Six hundred and nineteen student delegates from 20 states, a large conference hotel in Washington D.C. and an abundance of National JAG staff, state staff and volunteers, this was the scene for the 2011 JAG Student Leadership Academy the week of November 16th. The academy is three and a half days of leadership and job … Read more
There were many things that were unique about the 2011 JAG National Leadership Awards Events in Washington D.C. Although this is an annual event each event has its own personality and remembrances that make it stand out from past years. The 2011 events were no different. On November 16, 2011 the Special Recognition Awards Reception … Read more
Carolina Aguilar, an iJAG Early College Success program student at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), was chosen as 1 of the 100 students selected to attend a nationwide summit, OpportunityNation (www.opportunitynation.org) in New York City on November 3rd -5th, 2011, with DMACC President, Rob Denson. Carolina was nominated by her iJAG Career Coach, Don … Read more
JBSG thanked Worcester Mayor Joseph C. O'Brien for dedicating his time and energy to meeting with JBSG student leaders and Specialists and listened to JBBSG opinions. Mayor O'Brien gave JBSG a Proclamation declaring the month "Bay State Career Association Month" recognizing JBSG's long history and dedication to the students in the city of Worcester.
Clinton, NC – Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) and AgCareers.com partnered to excite talented youth about careers in the agribusiness industry. This relationship has lead to sponsorship of the third annual ‘What Does Agriculture Mean to Me’ essay contest.Sarah Maccaro’s winning essay rewards her with a trip to attend the JAG Student Leadership Academy which … Read more
BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal joined BESE members Glenny Lee Buquet and Jim Garvey to announce that Louisiana’s high school graduation rate has increased by 3.7 points to 70.9 percent and that the cohort dropout rate has decreased from 17 percent to 14.6 percent between 2009-10 and 2010-11. The jump in Louisiana’s graduation … Read more
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – On Tuesday, hundreds of Iowans, including Governor Branstad, marched in cities across Iowa for the iJAG program. They want state lawmakers to restore $1 million in state funding cuts. iJAG is designed to give at-risk students time in school to focus on the issues that are holding them back from success. … Read more
Recognizing Delaware as the Founding State The Board of Directors of Jobs for America's Graduates, Chaired by Governor Jack Markell, held its semi-annual meeting on May 17 in Wilmington, Delaware. Participating in the Board meeting were Governor John deJongh, Jr. of the Virgin Islands; Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn; the Executive Vice … Read more
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