Workforce Pell Gets ROI Half Right. States Need to Do the Rest.
Federal metrics can’t distinguish between programs that fail students and those that are training essential workers for jobs the market systematically underpays. States need to do better.
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Why Care About Noncredit Data? Motivations to Collect Noncredit Data
Data in and of itself is not the goal. It’s understanding the story the data tell and giving policymakers, educators, and students better information to act on.
Should AI Make Students More Comfortable or Less?
What we’re learning—and still need to discover—about AI for networking.
One Million Apprentices, Two Years to Go
With half a term left, the Trump administration still needs to see major growth in registered apprenticeship to meet its big goal of 1M active apprentices.
Ties to Industry
A private two-year college leans into its vocational roots to prepare students for high-paying, high-demand careers. Also, new research on how U.S. workers layer apprenticeships and degrees, and essays on how Workforce Pell gets ROI only half right, and on…
One Million Apprentices
Marek Laco answers questions about the administration’s goal to hit 1M registered apprentices and shares thoughts on the progress to date. Also, views from across the pond on the U.S. push for apprenticeship degrees, an idea for tapping Labor Department…
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For a Skills-Based Economy to Work, People Must Be at the Center
Talent doesn’t come from a single pathway—and opportunity shouldn’t either. As skills-based hiring continues to evolve, employers have an opportunity to place greater value on…
Why Big Workforce Problems Require Small Solutions
When solutions to labor shortages and turnover focus solely on patterns across an entire workforce, they fail to reach the individual worker who is just…
The Rules Are Changing for Getting Entry-Level Jobs. But Individual Grit Won’t Fix A Structural Gap
Entry-level jobs now demand demonstrated competence, not just pedigree—but simply telling students that won’t be enough.