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(Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News) -- A mother's educational attainment can hold the key to ending the cycle of generational welfare, a new study reveals. "The most important correlation between generational or intergenerational poverty is the mother's educational attainment," Kristen Cox, executive director of the Utah Department of Workforce Services, told a legislative committee Wednesday. The department, along...
READ · Sep 23
(Salt Lake Tribune) -- Utah’s two leading business schools scored top marks for their entrepreneurship programs under national rankings released this week. Entrepreneur Magazine named Brigham Young University’s Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, and the University of Utah’s Lassonde Entrepreneur Center, to its top-25 undergraduate programs. The programs came in at No. 7 and 16, respectively, under rankings provided...
READ · Sep 21
(Brian Maffly, Salt Lake Tribune) -- A new survey underwritten by Utah’s business community documents broad social and economic benefits enjoyed by those with college degrees, suggesting that public investment in higher education offers robust returns. Degree holders are less likely to have been unemployed and to have tapped public assistance such as food stamps and Medicaid, according to a...
READ · Aug 18
Be sure to check out Prosperity2020.com for more on what Utah business leaders are doing to strengthen higher education in the state. Utah business leaders shaping the direction of Prosperity 2020 are exploring a number of initiatives to strengthen higher education across the state including mission based funding, cluster acceleration and an increased...
READ · Jul 21
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