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DRA Funds for Strategic Workforce Initiatives Impacting 62 Work Ready Communities July 10, 2025

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) recently awarded approximately $7 million toward 25 workforce development projects supporting economic development and prosperity throughout the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Together, the grants impact 62 participating Work Ready Communities. WRC locations funded include 1 from Alabama, 8 from Arkansas, 4 from Louisiana, 12 from Mississippi, 7 from Missouri, and 5 from Tennessee.

New report shows increase in workforce readiness for Alabama public school students March 19, 2024

The number and percentage of Alabama public high school seniors who are workforce-ready has continued to rise since the pandemic according to an analysis by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA). This passing percentage marks the highest number achieved since 2019. While the report indicates students are nearing the workforce readiness percentages prior to the pandemic, there was a sizable difference in the number of students who took the test in 2023 compared to 2019.

Grant Enables NextGen Tech at Marengo High School August 25, 2023

A half-million dollar grant headed to Marengo High School in Alabama will fund virtual reality career tech classrooms, robotics program, and a four-day boot camp with WorkKeys.

ALJHS accomplishments highlighted at Marengo BOE meeting June 10, 2019

Seale also shared data updates for the ACT WorkKeys assessment, which measures successful workplace skills such as business writing, workplace observation and applied math.

Throughout the school system, 162 seniors took the WorkKeys assessment this school year with 8 earning a platinum certificate, 22 earning gold, 76 earning silver and 42 earning bronze.

Seale also shared data updates for the ACT WorkKeys assessment, which measures successful workplace skills such as business writing, workplace observation and applied math.

Throughout the school system, 162 seniors took the WorkKeys assessment this school year with 8 earning a platinum certificate, 22 earning gold, 76 earning silver and 42 earning bronze.