Raising the Floor
QuikTrip and Costco show that companies can thrive with better pay, benefits, and schedules for workers. Also, how wage boards can lift up the care economy, Metallica’s expanding scholars’ program for the skilled trades, and…
The Credential-Tech and Skills-Tech Market Has a Transparency Problem
We need better benchmarks and transparency in workforce and credentialing technology.
The $5.7B Staffing Cost Companies Aren’t Talking About
Manufacturers spend billions on temporary workers. Workforce programs can compete directly with traditional staffing agencies—and win.
Local Talent
A California program seeks to shrink primary care deserts by building a clear path from community college to medical school and then back home again. Also, practical advice for state…
Work for America
A two-sided marketplace helps jobseekers find opportunities with state and local governments. Also, the AI freakout scrambles politics, calls mount to prepare for job displacement, and early signals on the…
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…
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.
Anchor Partners
Companies are teaming up to prepare workers for data center jobs and other skilled trades roles. Some are backing community college programs, and AWS is at the forefront of that…
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