John Morgridge choked up Tuesday as he spoke about the older brother who helped pave his way to college.
He was a metaphorical genie, Morgridge said, granting his wish to attend school away from their Wauwatosa home.
Now Morgridge hopes to grant such wishes many times over.
The California philanthropist and his wife, Tashia, on Tuesday formally unveiled [...]
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College has been awarded a $238,000 grant designed to broaden the employee pool for manufacturers in Western North Carolina. The money comes from Duke Energy Carolinas’ Community College Grant Program.
The Resurgent Manufacturing Initiative grant will be used to purchase a computer numerical control machine for machining technology, a coordinate measuring machine [...]
San Jacinto College has received a $3 million grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to help fund its nondestructive testing and inspection program.
Eleven area companies joined together as a consortium and applied for the Skills Development Fund grant through their member organization, the Association of Plant Inspection Professionals.
The community college said 357 jobs [...]
Highlighting a statewide nursing shortage that some say decreases the quality of care at hospitals and other facilities, Villa Julie College could receive up to $750,000 for upgrading its distance learning program for nurses.
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski said last week the funds were included in a Senate spending bill, along with $2.5 million for the [...]
An $800,000 grant to Georgia College & State University will fund an academic and enrichment program for middle and high school students in Baldwin County, the college announced Tuesday.
The Georgia Department of Education Century Community Learning Centers grant is set to be awarded for a five-year period, provided the Georgia State Board of Education gives [...]
Ready to pass a cut in student loan interest rates, House members on Wednesday clashed over education priorities — helping college graduates pay off debts or expanding federal grants for low-income students.
Democrats were pushing the interest rate bill through without amendments, eager to check off one more accomplishment in their list of early legislative goals. [...]
A $15,000 grant to a Macon State College program will be used to promote safer driving among college students.
The grant, from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, was awarded to the Macon State Student Life Wellness Program and will focus on the importance of wearing a seat belt and driving sober, according to a news [...]
Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation has been awarded a $1.3 million federal grant to design a program for improving nurse retention and patient care.
The college will partner with Abrazo Health Care of Arizona on the five-year Nurses-to-Nurses initiative. In the East Valley, Abrazo Health Care owns Paradise Valley Hospital, and its [...]
Students and staff at Red Bend Catholic College will benefit from an Australian Government grant of $46,000 under the Investing in Our Schools Programme, Federal Member for Parkes, John Cobb, said.
The grant will be used to install reverse cycle air conditioning / heating units in a number of classrooms and move the existing evaporative air [...]