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21 States Submitted Combined WIOA-Perkins Plans. Will This Lead to Systems Change?
In 2024 only eight states combined WIOA-Perkins plans. According to ED and DOL, this jump means that more states will benefit from joint planning, which, in their words…
Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship
Aiming to hustle more apprenticeship programs off the bench and onto the court, DOL’s subregulatory apprenticeship guidance is a noteworthy effort to expand the field i…
Details Matter in DOL’s New Pay-for-Performance Strategy
The new apprenticeship funding model needs guardrails to promote quality programs and equitable outcomes.
What Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Means for Apprenticeship
Trump's new $100,000 H-1B fee could have negative implications for federal apprenticeship funding.
At Texas Universities, Censorship Isn’t a Bug. It’s a Feature.
Texas fires teachers as bans erase trans, nonbinary rights. Morgan Polk explores rising political pressure on higher education.
NSF Engines, Place-based Innovation on the Minds of Bipartisan Policymakers
Members, Engines CEOs, Industry agree in the promise of NSF Engines for localities & the nation's economy and security.
Does Combined Planning Help States Align Workforce Initiatives? Survey Shows Mixed Results.
Has allowing states to combine their WIOA and Perkins plans and submit together helped align workforce initiatives? Results are mixed.
Proposed Rule Scraps Anti-Discrimination Protections in Apprenticeship
The Department of Labors' proposed rule will shrink apprentice equal opportunity protections and employer accountability.
Work Without a Net: Protecting Gig Workers Through Smart Policy
NSF Budget Cuts Would Harm the Middle Class
In a Capitol Hill briefing, experts agreed cuts to NSF harm the "skilled technical workforce," communities, and industry alike.
National Science Foundation Helps Student Entrepreneurs Take Cancer Screening Into Their Own Hands
The National Science Foundation supports community college students using STEM innovation to solve complex problems like cancer screening.