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A new airport could spark the economy in a rural part of Florida. Will the workforce be ready?

Jun. 17, 2024 16:06 PM EDT

LaBELLE, Fla. (AP) — One of Florida’s poorest counties is preparing for the new “Airglades” airport, a $300 million cargo hub that could transform its economy. Local leaders see the project as a generational opportunity, one that could bring more than 1,400 new, high-skilled...

National Teacher of the Year helps diverse students and their families thrive in rural Tennessee

Apr. 03, 2024 12:02 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Ali Aglan joined Missy Testerman's second grade class, his family had just moved from Egypt to rural east Tennessee, where his parents now run an Italian restaurant. Coming home from school one day in the town of Rogersville, he told his mother that no one would talk...