Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was elected Friday to guide the Nationwide Governors Affiliation, a bipartisan 55-member physique of state and territorial leaders.
For the final yr he served because the vice chair of the group, which serves as a coverage workshop for the nation’s governors and their cupboards. Within the new submit, Polis will push an initiative to assist states construct training techniques that put together college students for the workforce and to handle financial wants, similar to mismatched expertise and employee shortages.
“All Individuals ought to have entry to training that prepares them for achievement in life,” Polis stated in a press release saying his chairmanship. “Because the world adjustments and expertise evolves, making certain all college students graduate with the talents and data mandatory for achievement is so vital for U.S. financial competitiveness.
“Our initiative will discover how one can higher consider outcomes from state investments in training, and assist drive improved outcomes for learners in any respect levels of their training journey.”
Polis earlier served in Congress, and earlier than that on the Colorado State Board of Schooling. He helped discovered two constitution faculties. He has additionally beforehand served as chair of the Western Governors’ Affiliation, the place he pushed an initiative exploring using geothermal vitality within the West.
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