Sign up for our weekly newsletter on connections between education and work, written by veteran journalist Paul Fain.
True Partners
The new Industry-Led Talent Initiative charts a path for changing how employers and public systems work together. Also, an essay from the project’s co-leaders on how governors should think differently about the role of employers…
AI as Political Force
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ambassador to Business
The community college that leads the nation on Workforce Pell approvals teams up with its biggest corporate neighbor to build a training alliance with local businesses. Also, two new podcast…
Shared Responsibility
A national commission uses real-world examples to make the case for improving education and workforce readiness, while another set of reports calls for integrated education-to-career systems. Also, Eckerd Connects and…
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.