State Of The City: Mayor Tom Barrett Shares Vision for Milwaukee, Includes Career Online High School. "I’m proud to announce that this year, the library is launching Career Online High School...Thank you to the Milwaukee Library Foundation for supporting important programs like this one." Read the article.
Chipotle, McDonald’s find programs reduce turnover. Brands are increasingly reaping rewards from employee education benefit such as Career Online High School. View article.
Hilton Bets on Employee High School Diploma Program. Other companies that have worked with Cengage, like McDonald’s and Walmart, report that they have seen improvements in retention rates, along with increased employee approval. Go to article....
Inside Higher Ed says McDonald's Archways to Opportunity program includes "unusual features" Last week, digital media company Inside Higher Ed published an article on McDonald’s Archways to Opportunity program, which it calls an “unusual approach to tuition assistance.” Go to article.
McDonald’s and Career Online High School award 100 high school diplomas. Amid political pressures to raise federal minimum wages and create more US-based jobs, multinational companies like McDonald’s have stepped up to the plate to address an issue that impacts communities everywhere: low high school graduation rates. Go to article.
The Sun Sentinal covers State of Florida's launch of Career Online High School in libraries across the state. View article.
Shevy Conway has worked at the Seneca McDonalds for 15 years. Recently she decided to get her high school diploma, over 25 years after she was scheduled to graduate. McDonalds’ Archways for Opportunity provided tuition support to COHS, and Conway’s boss helped with flexible hours. Now Conway can proudly say she’s got her high school diploma. Watch video.
California State Library increases funding in Career Online High School to help residents earn a high school diploma SACRAMENTO, Calif. and FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – February 7, 2018 – The California State Library is expanding its partnership with Career Online High School – provided by Gale, a Cengage company, signing a three-year agreement to continue and broaden the program, which since 2015 has enabled California public libraries to offer qualified residents t...
READ MORECareer Online High School helps Florida residents achieve their career and educational dreams FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – January 3, 2018 – Gale, a Cengage company, today announced that more than 300 adults have graduated from Career Online High School through Florida public libraries since the pilot program launched in 2015. Career Online High School provides qualifying Florida residents the opportunity to earn a free, private, accredited high school diploma. The pr...
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Career Online High School program provides access to accredited high school diploma and career certificate BOSTON and Mclean, Va., November 13, 2017 — Cengage, an education and technology company, has partnered with Hilton to offer U.S. Team Members the opportunity to earn accredited high school diplomas and career certificates. Offered through Hilton’s employee education assistance program, Career Online High School (COHS) is designed to reengage adults in educat...
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Career Online High School now offered at five public libraries across the state, in the cities of Dallas, Houston, Frisco, Grapevine and Sulphur Springs Five Texas libraries have partnered with Gale, a leading provider of library resources and a Cengage company, to offer residents the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and career certificate at public libraries across the state. Qualifying Texas adults can enroll in Career Online High School starting today ...
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Cross-sector partnership bolsters personalized supports for learners to earn secondary credentials, secure in-demand jobs, and progress along learning and career pathways.
Boston, MA, July 11, 2017 — Today, Jobs for the Future (JFF), an Appalachian Regional Commission POWER Initiative grantee, and Cengage, an education and technology company, are a... READ MORE
Smart Horizons Career Online Education today announced that the first 100 students have graduated from Career Online High School through Florida public libraries. Career Online High School provides qualifying Florida residents the opportunity to earn a free, private, accredited high school diploma. The program is offered to residents by the State of Florida and is administered by Smart Horizons Career Online Education through a partnership with Gale, a Cengage company. Per the U.S. Census ...
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Cengage’s Career Online High School will soon be available to workers and students impacted by the changing coal economy in Appalachia, thanks to a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The $100,000 competitive grant was awarded to Jobs for the Future (JFF), a national nonprofit that builds educational and economic oppor...
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Boston, MASS and Bentonville, ARK, January 18, 2017 — Walmart has expanded its partnership with Cengage, an education and technology company, to offer all associates and their benefits-eligible family members the opportunity to earn accredited high school diplomas and career certificates. Offered through Walmart’s Lifelong Learning program, Career Online High School (COHS) is designed to reengage adults in education and is free for Walmart associates and eligible family begin...
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In Coach Sandy Tilton, Students Can See Themselves—And, a Beacon of Hope for a Bright Future Sandy Tilton did not follow a traditional educational path—something that helps her connect with her students. After marriage and raising five children, she finally focused on a...
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Maurice Tanner dropped out of high school in South Los Angeles in the early ’90s. Now, a high school graduate through the Los Angeles Public Library's Career Online High School program, he’s setting an example for his children, earning his college degree, and aspiring to becom...
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You're Invited: Watch as We Surprise the 2019 Academic Coach of the Year! Join Us Live at the Livestream Event! And the Winner Is… Tune in Wednesday, March 27, at noon ET, as our Principal Teresa Salafrio shows up at the Academic Coach of the Year’s house! That’s righ...
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She Shows Us That It's Never Too Late After 30 years as a paralegal, Bonita Guesman didn’t think she’d have the chance to graduate from high school, let alone consider college. But soon after starting a part-time job at her local McDonald’s, Bonita learned about McDonal...
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Went on to college to pursue careers in the dental and nursing fields— Sherita and Sharonda Cole, 28, are the first in their family to go to college. “Growing up, our mother became ill. We were forced to drop out of school and go to work,” the sisters said. “Our dreams s...
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With Launch of Pilot, Eligible Employees Can Earn Accredited High School Diploma and Workforce Training Certificate at No Cost Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, an iconic and innovative drive-thru restaurant chain known for its “Crazy Good Food,” exceptional value, and pe...
READ MOREIt's time to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of our amazing academic coaches! They are the heart and soul of our organization and are on the front lines every day, helping our students on their journey to become high school graduates. Please place your vote for thi...
READ MOREIn Susan Orlean’s bestselling book about the Los Angeles library, COHS helps breathe life into the notion of the library “as the people's university”. In The New York Times bestseller The Library Book, Susan Orlean chronicles the history of the Los Angeles Public Library, sin...
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