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An America United Partner, Opportunity@Work Launches STARs Public Sector Hub to Provide Tools for Leaders to Shift to Skills-Based Hiring
An America United Partner, Opportunity@Work Launches STARs Public Sector Hub to Provide Tools for Leaders to Shift to Skills-Based Hiring Yesterday, An America United partner, Opportunity@Work launches STARs Public Sector Hub to provide tools for leaders to shift to skills-based hiring. Opportunity@Work is a national nonprofit that expands work with federal, state, and local leaders to support the 70 million workers who are Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs). Their new STARs Public Sector Hub will help leaders implement hiring practices and advance talent pipelines based on skills rather than degrees.
Governor Larry Hogan Delivers Commencement Address to American University School of Public Affairs
Today, Governor Larry Hogan recieved an honorary doctorate and delivered the Spring 2023 Commencement Address to American University School of Public Affairs. Read his full remarks below: Good afternoon, President Burwell, Dean Wilkins and Provost Starr. Thank you for this incredible honor. Distinguished guests, faculty members and most especially, the members of the 2023 graduating class of the American University School of Public Affairs. Congratulations! I applaud and congratulate each and every one of you on all of your hard work and dedication and commend you, not just for receiving a world-class education here at American University, but also for making the choice to focus your studies on public service and American civic life.
Vox: Governor Hogan Sparks National “Trend” Against “Paper Ceiling” in Hiring
A new article from Vox details how Governor Hogan has “set off the trend” in both the public and private sectors for removing unnecessary college-degree requirements for jobs that don’t need them, opening pathways to success for millions of workers. Last year, under Governor Hogan, Maryland became the first state in the country to do away with the four-year college degree requirement for thousands of state jobs. According to the piece, “When Biden highlighted those non-college jobs at the State of the Union, it was…nearly one year after Maryland’s Republican governor Larry Hogan set off the trend.
Governor Hogan Urges Support For Ukraine in PBS’ “Firing Line” Interview And Iowa Event with Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Joni Ernst
Governor Hogan has been urging the Republican party to adhere to President Reagan’s foreign policy doctrine of “peace through strength” by standing with the people of Ukraine against Russian aggression. This weekend, Governor Hogan was interviewed by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst at the Bastion Institute in Des Moines about why a strong America leading the free world matters here at home. Vice President Mike Pence also joined the event. Governor Hogan also weighed in on the debate within the Republican party about whether to continue to provide military aid to Ukraine on PBS’ “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover.