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Coahoma County, Mississippi

Delta seeks to reverse population loss with new jobs and WRC June 29, 2019

The population of the Mississippi Delta continues to decline, but the Delta Strong project of the Delta Council strives to make sure workers are trained and ready when needed by industry by providing training through the ACT Work Ready Communities program.

BILL CRAWFORD: Moving to market based testing in high schools makes sense January 28, 2019

More and more industries and college technical training programs require employees to take the national WorkKeys test, which assesses a person’s readiness for employment in different types of jobs. In response to this demand, more and more communities are moving to become “work ready” communities