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Don’t Count Out Computer Science Just Yet
The story of computer science isn’t one of decline amid the rise of artificial intelligence, but one of evolution.
Public-Private Workforce Training Takes Flight in Oklahoma
The Sooner State partners with Guild for a fresh take on industry-driven skills training, backed by the Trump administration.
A Pioneer of Apprenticeship Degrees Steps Into Healthcare
Reach University has partnered with the Healthcare Training Fund in Washington to expand its focus to fields beyond teaching.
People Investment Strategy
Oklahoma partners with Guild for a fresh take on industry-driven skills training, backed by the Trump administration. Also, the president’s requested budget cuts to workforce programs, the latest on AI and job displacement, an essay on fixing the school-to-employment system,…
FOMO on Economic Mobility
The Where You Work Matters list goes deep on career advancement, wages, and retention. Liberty Mutual and GM are among 22 companies getting top marks. Also, the White House wants to track how AI is affecting job tasks, while new…
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4.2 Million Young People Are Out of School and Work. Here’s One Way to Reach Them
Service and Conservation Corps programs offer a promising model for fixing the broken school-to-employment system.
Semiconductor Investments Are Reshaping Four Regional Workforce Development Systems
This brief examines early workforce development innovations driven by intensive public and private chips investments.
One Million Apprentices? The Math Only Works if Women Are Included
President Trump was right to set an ambitious goal for apprenticeship—but his own administration’s efforts to roll back programs that support women apprentices stand…