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Questions Arise About Renewed Push for Erie County Community College

January 3, 2017 by Paul Crowe

Skills to build the future

You may be wondering why the idea of an Erie County Community College popped up recently, seemingly out of nowhere. You’re not alone. It’s the same proposal that was floated and rejected in 2010 because it was an unnecessary duplication of educational resources already available as well as running the risk of locking taxpayers into […]

Could Small Scale Manufacturing be a Big Win for Erie County?

June 22, 2016 by Paul Crowe

Even a 5 axis CNC milling machine can fit on a desktop

Buying Made in America products whenever you shop is great, but how about Made in Erie County? With the dwindling number of manufacturing jobs in our area, is that even possible anymore? Can we rebuild Erie County employment and offer opportunities for high school and college graduates from local schools, or even attract some from […]

A Modest Proposal for Parents and Students in Erie Schools

May 23, 2016 by Paul Crowe

The Khan Academy

Now that everyone knows the Erie schools are in dire financial straits, it’s time for each parent and student to take matters into their own hands. The proposal to close all four high schools has everyone’s attention, but does fixing the budget, however it’s done, mean the schools are fixed, too? Convince someone else or […]

Options for Students in Troubled Erie Schools

February 15, 2016 by Paul Crowe

edX offers a huge collection of courses

With headlines like “Erie schools are approaching bankruptcy,” you might get the impression the district is in big trouble. Coupled with constant demands from the governor for more money for education, stories of Philadelphia schools needing $5 billion for repairs, the Erie schools finding they need more “English as a second language” teachers which will […]

Could TechShop Be What Erie County Needs for the Skilled Unemployed?

January 12, 2016 by Paul Crowe

TechShop in Pittsburgh

The first wave of GE layoffs just hit Erie County with plenty more to come. Reabsorbing 1500 or more skilled workers into similar positions in this area will be a tall order and, though GE gets a lot of the media coverage, there have been, and will continue to be, layoffs from other companies throughout […]

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