1st Summit Bank Launches ASCEND 250: The First Program in the United States to Build the Next Generation of Banking Leaders

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., May 26, 2026--1st Summit Bank today announced the launch of ASCEND 250, a first-of-its-kind program in the United States: a three-year paid apprenticeship that provides high school ...
Inside Higher Ed

‘This Program Exists Because of the Reinstatement of Pell’

After decades of waiting, incarcerated students are starting to receive Pell Grants to put toward a handful of new higher ed programs in prisons. Congress moved to restore the federal financial aid to ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

West Virginia First Foundation approves first grant program for opioid settlement funds

CHARLESTON — While some have accused the private nonprofit set up by West Virginia’s state, county, and local officials of being too slow to begin distributing the millions in opioid settlement funds ...
The News-Herald

Kirtland students learn robotics, problem-solving skills in FIRST programs

Whether they are designing robots, solving problems or teaching others, Kirtland students are learning a range of skills in the school district’s FIRST programs. Students on the district’s FIRST Lego ...
GeekWire

Plug and Play selects 10 startups for first accelerator program out of new Seattle location

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Apr 22, 2025 at ...