What Is Work-Based Learning at Community Colleges?
Defining work-based learning is essential for community colleges to improve and measure WBL opportunities.
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How Community Colleges Turn Industrial Policy into Economic Mobility
Regional hubs receiving federal investments have turned to local technical and community colleges as primary talent engines for high-tech growth and economic equity.
Workforce Pell Year One: How States Can Use the First Year of Implementation to Pilot, Self-Assess, Continuously Improve, and Scale
How states can use Workforce Pell's first year to pilot, refine, and scale high-quality programs that lead to good jobs.
The Conveners: How State Community College Associations Build Collective Capacity
This paper examines what state community college associations do, how their capacity and influence vary, and why understanding their role matters for strengthening comm…
Announcing the 2026-2027 PAYA Youth Council
Meet the 2026–27 PAYA Youth Council and the young leaders advancing youth apprenticeship nationwide.
Four Partnerships Selected for Inaugural PAYA Innovation Grants
Four Innovation Grants awarded to help youth apprenticeship programs pilot creative solutions.
Commerce Department’s Regional Tech Hubs – Where Do They Stand Today?
As we near the fourth anniversary of the program’s creation, this is a good point to take stock of the Tech Hubs program’s status and impacts.
Announcing the New America & ACCT Work-Based Learning Capacity Building Cohort
Six colleges will receive technical assistance and funding for work-based learning under the Accelerator for Community Colleges in the Innovation Economy, a strategic initiative launched by New Americ…
Workforce Pell Is Live. Here’s How States Are Approving Programs
Now that Workforce Pell is live, an 11-state comparison reveals widely different standards for occupations, employers, and articulation.
Making the Case for Youth Apprenticeship: The Appeal to Gen Z
Maegan Godoy discusses four key themes about what Gen Z wants and needs to know about youth apprenticeship.
Nothing About Us Without Us Can Actually Raise Us
The key question is whether we learn from deindustrialization and treat this moment as a chance to reimagine the economy: to build, and in some cases rebuild, institutions t…