1st Summit Bank Launches ASCEND 250: The First Program in the United States to Build the Next Generation of Banking Leaders

JOHNSTOWN, Pa., May 26, 2026--1st Summit Bank today announced the launch of ASCEND 250, a first-of-its-kind program in the United States: a three-year paid apprenticeship that provides high school ...

First CALL: Shaker Heights to ‘temporarily’ oversee mental health response program

Just over two years ago, the First CALL (for " Crisis Assistance and Local Linkage") initiative branched out from a ...
Inside Higher Ed

‘This Program Exists Because of the Reinstatement of Pell’

After decades of waiting, incarcerated students are starting to receive Pell Grants to put toward a handful of new higher ed programs in prisons. Congress moved to restore the federal financial aid to ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

West Virginia First Foundation approves first grant program for opioid settlement funds

CHARLESTON — While some have accused the private nonprofit set up by West Virginia’s state, county, and local officials of being too slow to begin distributing the millions in opioid settlement funds ...