Workforce Pell’s Slow Rollout Begins
As Workforce Pell officially launches this month, predictions are becoming reality with only a sliver of short-term programs qualifying in states from coast to coast.
Prioritizing Industry
A growing group of two-year colleges emphasize high-value programs over ones that don’t pay, with an emerging playbook from Aspen and CCRC. Also, a Louisiana community college helps bring high-wage…
Hyundai Steel Needed a Site for a $6B U.S. Plant. It Came Down to Location, Location, Workforce
Donaldsonville, La., had been repeatedly passed over for industrial projects, despite its prime location on the banks of the Mississippi. It finally got the formula right with a $30M training…
Civic Infrastructure
Growing Inland Achievement seeks to help the Inland Empire’s 4.7M residents with transition points from kindergarten to employment. The regional convener is part of StriveTogether’s network, which is getting attention…
Got an Idea for a Noncredit Program? Central New Mexico Community College is All Ears
Even as many colleges ramp up short-term credentials, few are investing and experimenting like this one in Albuquerque, N.M.
Scaling Workforce Development to Meet the AI Moment: A Four-Wave Framework for Understanding the Field’s Progress
In this issue brief, Matthew Muench, a veteran of major philanthropic pushes on workforce, proposes a new structure for understanding why most organizations remain sub-scale and what it would take…
Scientists May Design Quantum Tech, but Community College Grads Will Build It
As quantum moves beyond the lab, operational roles in photonics, advanced manufacturing, cyber, and industrial maintenance will take center stage.
Calling Counselors
Colleges are experimenting with apprenticeships and stackable credentials to make the route to a counseling career more manageable. Also, an AI roundup featuring takes on regulation from the pope and…
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