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Workforce is a key chokepoint for the AI buildout, and this week’s political realignment raises new questions about AI-related policy. Also, the blue wave wipes out familiar faces in D.C. and state capitals.
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How Rural Colorado Is Building Jobs So Locals Can Stay
This brief looks at how a tech-and-workforce hub is bringing career support—and jobs—to rural areas in Colorado, so the young people living there don’t have to leave. This is the third in a series on the…
As AI Skills Keep Changing, Some Colleges Bet on Learning on the Job
The California Community Colleges and UNC System are testing whether paid apprenticeships and longer-term internships can help students prepare for an AI-driven workforce.
Are We Sending Young People False Signals About Their Futures?
As AI disrupts the labor market, students and young workers need us to be able to say that we don’t yet know what the future of work looks like.
A Moving Target
Two major college systems are testing out AI-focused apprenticeships and internships. Also, an essay urging leaders to level with learners about how much we don’t know amid the rise of AI, and economist Guy Berger’s take on labor market data…
Critical Facilities
A successful workforce nonprofit leans into tech-adjacent job training with a skilled-trades flavor. Also, research on how many jobs data centers will create, innovative funding to prepare workers for manufacturing roles, and a new AI jobs hub in New York…
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AI Isn’t Permanently Killing Entry-Level Tech Jobs—But It Is Forcing Us to Rebuild the On-Ramps
As old paths to expertise erode, education and tech leaders must build new learning models that help young software engineers develop the judgment that an…
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.