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DOC says in-house teachers and vocational partners ease scheduling for inmate education
Summary
Education bureau staff told lawmakers the department has favored hiring its own credentialed teachers for flexibility, and is pursuing vocational partners such as Last Mile and workforce agencies for job training.
Department education leaders told the committee the corrections system uses in-house credentialed teachers for basic education and HiSET preparation and is exploring vocational partnerships for job training.
Travis Anderson, Education Services Bureau chief, said vocational providers and trade associations can supply curriculum and job-readiness training and that the department is already using programs such as Last Mile and consulting with the Department of Labor and the university system: "We also are working with, experts in the field…
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