COHS

Library District’s Career Online High School Program Helps Build Skills and Launch Career Growth for Adult Learners

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Friday, April 14, 2023
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Later, as a single mom, she became increasingly frustrated at being passed over time again for better-paying jobs because she lacked a high school diploma.

Key Points: 
  • Later, as a single mom, she became increasingly frustrated at being passed over time again for better-paying jobs because she lacked a high school diploma.
  • Designed to re-engage adult learners in the education system and prepare them for entry into post-secondary career education or the workforce, the program offers qualified individuals the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate.
  • Free admission for qualified applicants is now available through funding provided by United Way of Southern Nevada (UWSN).Registration is open now on the Career Online High School page on the Library District website.
  • At 53, I did it!”
    For more information about this program, please visit the Career Online High School page on the Library District website.

1,000 Florida Adults Graduate High School Through Public Libraries and Career Online High School

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Thursday, August 18, 2022
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Career Online High School today announced that 1,000 Florida adults have earned their high school diplomas through their local libraries. A leader in adult high school education, COHS has been delivered in FL libraries since 2015. It is available to residents ages 19+ through scholarships in 200+ library locations throughout the state. Learn more at the FL COHS website.

Key Points: 
  • High school completion leads to increased earnings and contribution to local economy, plus higher postsecondary enrollment rates
    POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Career Online High School today announced that 1,000 Florida adults have earned their high school diplomas through their local libraries.
  • A leader in adult high school education, COHS has been delivered in FL libraries since 2015.
  • It is available to residents ages 19+ through scholarships in 200+ library locations throughout the state.
  • "COHS is an important pathway to improved financial, education, and career prospects for the more than 2.5 million FL adults who did not complete high school," said district Superintendent of Schools Dr. Howard Liebman.

Upward Health and Health Plan of San Mateo Announce Agreement to Provide Home-Based Whole-Person Care to Dual Eligible Patients in California

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022
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Upward Health will serve HPSM members with complex medical, behavioral and social challenges, improving health by delivering and coordinating care directly in their homes.

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  • Upward Health will serve HPSM members with complex medical, behavioral and social challenges, improving health by delivering and coordinating care directly in their homes.
  • Under the provisions of the agreement, Upward Health will serve HPSM patients across all three HomeAdvantage service tiers.
  • Upward Health is thrilled to work with HPSM to bring our in-home care model to its members in San Mateo County, said Glen Moller, CEO of Upward Health.
  • The Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM) is a local, non-profit County Organized Health System (COHS) founded in 1987.

Gale and New Mexico State Library Launch Free Program to Provide Adult Residents Accredited High School Diplomas

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
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New Mexico State Library now offers Career Online High School (COHS) from Gale , a Cengage company, making it the first program in the state that gives qualified residents the chance to earn an accredited high school diploma through their public library.

Key Points: 
  • New Mexico State Library now offers Career Online High School (COHS) from Gale , a Cengage company, making it the first program in the state that gives qualified residents the chance to earn an accredited high school diploma through their public library.
  • According to the U.S. Census Bureau , 14.2% of New Mexico residents age 18 or older do not have a high school diploma or equivalencyi.
  • With Career Online High School, students can:
    Earn an accredited high school diploma while preparing for a career in one of nine high-demand, high-growth fields.
  • Part of the executive branch of state government, the New Mexico State Library is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Checkers & Rally's Expands Education Benefits; Offers Employees the Opportunity to Earn an Accredited High School Diploma and General English Program

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Saturday, August 8, 2020
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The Career Online High School (COHS) program launched in a pilot in February 2018 in select Ohio and Michigan stores.

Key Points: 
  • The Career Online High School (COHS) program launched in a pilot in February 2018 in select Ohio and Michigan stores.
  • Due to the pilot's success, eligible employees at all corporate-owned U.S. locations can now earn an accredited high school diploma, along with a workforce training certificate in fields such as food services, customer service, hospitality and general career preparation.
  • Now, with ed2go, we can further our educational benefits for employees in this program, giving them the opportunity to earn their high school diplomas and advance their careers."
  • It is estimated that roughly 25% of the frontline restaurant industry workforce dropped out of high school before earning their diploma.