Texas state jobs could drop bachelor’s degree rules
The Texas flag flies over the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Tom Fox/The…
Texas board rethinks funding models for public universities
Texas higher education leaders have endorsed a report that favors performance-based funding. It recommends tying more funding to…
Dallas nonprofit helps adults train for better jobs, careers
Jeny Alvarez spent a recent Thursday morning wrapping a blood pressure cuff around a classmate’s arm, carefully listening for the pulse she…
North Texas AI boom fuels electrician shortage
Inside CEC Facilities’ apprenticeship school in Irving, the 31-year-old electrical apprentice walks through a control panel he built for a…
Looking for an edge in the Texas job hunt? Take an AI class.
Hadley Whytlaw was a self-professed AI hater — until a college class changed her mind. For years, the Texas…
Dallas program connects healthcare trainees to jobs
Nancy Sosa introduced herself to recruiters and healthcare officials while classmates rotated among employers from Parkland Health, Texas…
JPMorgan Chase laying off more than 200 call center employees in Plano
According to a WARN notice filed with the state, the bank is eliminating certain call center functions at…
Dallas County loses $1.63 billion annually to childcare crisis
Adara Cruz, center, attends a news conference to launch Dallas Childcare Works with her children Adelina Cantu, 3,…
Dallas employers tackle childcare as workforce challenge
“We want to make sure our families have peace of mind when they’re working,” said Felicia Miller, Parkland’s executive…
Samsung moving U.S. headquarters to Plano
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics will move its U.S. headquarters to Plano, the company confirmed Tuesday. “Samsung Electronics…
Dallas County childcare deserts becoming chronic
A new analysis from advocacy group Children at Risk found that 263 Texas ZIP codes, roughly 14%, are now classified…
Dallas nonprofit helps first-gen college students
Cayro Bustos grew up hearing the same refrain from his father, a Mexican immigrant who spent his life doing landscaping…