How State Funding Models Shape Enrollment in Non-Credit Workforce Training
There are higher levels of non-credit enrollment in states that have more robust state funding for non-credit community college education.
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Viewing Student Parent Homelessness through an Equity Lens
Black and Latino parents experience homelessness at greater rates, reflecting systemic barriers to economic and educational success.
States Should Invest in Postsecondary Child Care Grants
Parenting students need help to pay for child care. States can help by offering postsecondary child care grants that support student parents
Tech Giants Partner With Cal State System to Advance ‘Equitable’ AI Training
Shalin Jyotishi is quoted in an Inside Higher Ed article about CSU’s new partnership with tech giants to boost AI education.
What Works in Workforce Development?
Understanding which programs and strategies connect job seekers to employers is critical to building a globally competitive economy.
Medicaid Cuts Threaten Schools and Children
Low-income and rural districts, which serve higher proportions of Medicaid-eligible students, would bear the brunt of these cuts.
Improving the Quality of AI Certificate Programs
As AI education expands at community colleges, student voices matter in responding to building quality workforce programs.
Republican Congressional Leaders Affirm the Value of Place-based NSF and EDA Investments
At the ROADMAP Summit, leaders pushed for sustained CHIPS Act investments to support U.S. innovation and tech competitiveness.
How Colorado Is Breaking Down Apprenticeship Funding Barriers
The state is making apprenticeship funding more flexible and navigable for practitioners.
Child Care Centers on Campus Alone Don’t Solve the Problem
On-campus child care centers are not a sufficient to support child care for student parents. We need other supports too.
Opinion: Higher Ed’s New Role in Tech Training
Shalin Jyotishi is quoted in GovTech sharing how colleges can partner with industry to train workers for careers in AI, cybersecurity.
Parents of Premature Babies Struggle To Get Help Their Children Are Entitled To
Sarah Carr highlights the struggles of parents of premature babies to access vital early intervention services in The Hechinger Report.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Misguided Bet on Trump to Save the City’s Economy
Mayor Bowser looks to Trump for DC’s revival, but Alex Anacki argues its residents, not return-to-work policies, hold the city’s potential.
How Are Community Colleges Accessing WIOA Funding?
Community colleges work with their local workforce boards to access WIOA dollars in different ways. This blog explores three.