A $300M airport in rural Florida aims to create 1,400 jobs, but local educators face challenges due to low literacy and language barriers.

A new $300 million airport in a rural part of Florida aims to boost the economy and create over 1,400 new, high-skilled jobs. However, local educators face challenges as a third of Hendry County's working-age adults lack a high-school diploma and almost half speak a language other than English at home. To prepare the region's workforce for the new opportunities, educators must first help residents earn their GEDs and learn English.