Day: April 25, 2019

General World News

The admissions director of an exclusive, $56,000-per-year private school in NYC explains exactly what it takes for students from pre-K to high school to get accepted

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Avenues: The World School is a private school in New York City where tuition is $56,400 per year. Students at Avenues range from nursery level to 12th grade, and there’s also a part-time program for 2-year-olds. The admissions director, David Buckwald, explained the school’s admissions process by grade level to Business Insider. Younger children are […]

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Lowe’s has come out swinging in the war for talent with a new campaign to fill millions of skilled trades jobs (LOW)

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Lowe’s is partnering with 60 other businesses and organizations for a campaign to promote the skilled trades. This “Gen T” initiative will launch a national online marketplace for jobs, apprenticeships, and education programs. Lowe’s trade skills director Michael Mitchell told Business Insider that the skilled trades have been “miscast” for the past 40 years in […]