Hubbell to hold ‘workshops’ across Iowa, focused on real solutions for Iowans across the state
DES MOINES, IA - After announcing his campaign for Governor, Fred Hubbell, a community leader, job creator, and lifelong Democrat, is launching a week-long “Get Iowa Growing: Education Workshop Tour.”
This ‘workshop tour’ will focus on working with Iowans, solving problems, and getting Iowa to grow through education. Fred Hubbell knows when Iowans gain opportunities through education, the economy grows, more jobs are created in more places, and communities across Iowa thrive.
Fred Hubbell provided the following statement:
“I love Iowa, but right now we are on the wrong track. When Charlotte and I raised our kids in Iowa, our schools were the best in the country. Now, as I travel the state, I hear anxiety and frustration about what politicians in Des Moines are doing to education in Iowa. As Governor, I want real, sustainable solutions, and the work starts now.”
Get Iowa Growing: Education Workshop Tour
Tuesday, July 18th
Sioux City
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Fred Hubbell will join administrators, students, local employers, and community leaders for a tour of Western Iowa Tech Community College, including the state-of-the-art “Security Institute,” where Fred will get a first-hand look at the facility where many of Iowa's emergency workers receive job training.
Council Bluffs
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Fred Hubbell will hold a workshop with local elected officials and community leaders to discuss innovative K-12 education programs in Council Bluffs and the need to improve coordination between state government and local school districts.
Atlantic
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Fred Hubbell will tour the Design Technology program at Iowa Western Community College - Atlantic, a “unique, first-of-its-kind program [that] brings together industry and academia to meet the needs of the marketplace.”
Wednesday, July 19th
Indianola
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Fred Hubbell, former Chair of the Board of Trustees at Simpson College in Indianola, will hold a workshop with college students, recent college graduates, community leaders, and higher education professionals, to discuss rising college costs, the burden of student loans, and myriad issues facing higher education in Iowa.
Ottumwa
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Fred Hubbell will visit with students and educators to discuss the ways that Iowa’s educational institutions are providing job training that aligns with Iowa’s workforce needs, and the importance of partnerships between educational institutions and local employers, as well as partnerships between Iowa’s high schools and community colleges.
Davenport
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Fred Hubbell will hold a workshop with leaders in education and community stakeholders to discuss preparing Iowa’s students for the jobs of the future, and concerns with funding for Iowa’s public schools.
Thursday, July 20th
Iowa City
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Fred Hubbell will hold a workshop with educators, families, and community leaders, to discuss the importance of investing in the full spectrum of education in Iowa, from pre-K to higher education and job training.
Cedar Rapids
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Fred Hubbell will tour a union training center and discuss the importance of supporting job training and apprenticeship programs in Iowa.
Dubuque
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Fred Hubbell will hold a workshop with educators, families, and community leaders, to discuss education funding in Iowa, and importance of preparing Iowans for success in the 21st century economy.
Cedar Falls
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Fred Hubbell will be hosted by a student group at the University of Northern Iowa for a workshop on the importance of adequate funding for Iowa’s Regent Universities, and how continued mismanagement of the state budget puts students in Iowa at risk. The workshop will include students, faculty members, administrators, and other stakeholders.
Friday, July 21st
Des Moines
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Fred Hubbell will hold a workshop with educators and stakeholders to discuss the importance of investing in Iowa’s children.
Watch Fred’s announcement video HERE.
For more: FredHubbell.com
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