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.
Building the Noncredit Data Infrastructure: State-by-State, Institution-by-Institution
Spurred on by Workforce Pell, the first true national movement to improve noncredit data is taking off. Much work remains.
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.
Signature Investments
New analysis of major workforce investments in five states, with policy lessons and opportunities for what comes next. Also, an update on Indiana’s bid to serve 50K youth apprentices, and…
Indiana Is Building a World-Class Youth Apprenticeship System. Will Employers Show Up?
The state is putting industry in the driver’s seat, as it hopes to reach a scale for high school apprentices rarely seen in the United States.
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