Can We Get to 5 Million “Apprenticeships” in 5 Years?
The difference between apprenticeship and registered apprenticeship and why it matters.
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Federal Work Study Can be Great Again
A well-designed work-study program will help students gain access to high quality work opportunities and help them pay for college.
National Stakeholders and Foundations Announce Apprenticeship Forward National Conference in May 2017
A new conference will focus on three critical challenges facing the expansion of apprenticeship in the United States.
Education and Training Policy in the Era of Trump
Apprenticeship and Immigrant Integration in Germany
With the business community's support, there is an emphasis in Germany on using the dual education system to integrate new migrants.
Seeing is Believing
Here is the first installment of what will be a short travel blog series on "The Great German Apprenticeship Tour of 2016".
Time for a Closer Look: Apprenticeships in American high schools
We think it is time to reconsider the role that apprenticeship can play in American high schools.
A Midsummer’s Bill: 3 Take-Aways from the House Perkins Bill
The close alignment with WIOA is the biggest strength of the legislation and reflects a rare and welcome point of consensus among Republican
Flipping the Paradigm: Training-based Pathways to Bachelor’s Degrees and Beyond
In the U.S., high-quality training is reserved for those who have the resources to finish a four-year degree before having to learn job-spec
Renewing the Promise of the Higher Education Act: Seven Principles for Reform
Today, New America joined with a coalition of national organizations to call for a fresh conversation around the Higher Education Act of 196
Transforming the Higher Education Act for the 21st Century
A group of organizations today announced a set of seven shared principles for reauthorizing the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA).
A Second Chance Offers Powerful Possibilities
Mary Alice McCarthy and Patricia Hart on President Obama’s Second Chance Pell Pilot program.
Pell Grants for Prisoners: A Good Idea Returns
What if while serving their sentence, incarcerated individuals gained skills and credentials to help them get jobs once they leave?