What Biden’s Investing in America Initiative Means for Community Colleges
New funding opportunities and workforce initiatives can help community colleges expand training programs and push for job quality.
Economic & Workforce Development
PAYA Reinvests in Grantees and Welcomes 25 New Members to the PAYA Network
PAYA continues to support the expanding field of youth apprenticeship in America by reinvesting in grantees and growing the PAYA Network.
Reagan-era regulations hold back good jobs policies in states and cities
Simple reforms can help states and cities to better support job quality and worker power through infrastructure investments.
Community college intermediaries can support youth apprenticeship and work-based learning
ApprenticeshipNH's High School program shows how community colleges can support youth work-based learning in the skilled trades.
Making the Case for Community College Baccalaureates
This analysis of the supply of degrees and workforce demand in two Midwest states provides methods showing where CCB programs are needed.
Skilled trades worksites need culture change for youth work-based learning to deliver equity
Skilled trades apprentices continue to face discrimination and harassment. Youth apprenticeship can't flourish unless big changes are made.
Taking Aim at Teacher Shortages with Better Data
To address shortages in teacher quantity, quality & diversity, states need better data. Modernizing HEA’s Title II data collection can help.
Colleges Must Improve Their Employer Partnerships. Here Is How.
College presidents and workforce leaders should implement these strategies to take their industry advisory committees to the next level.
Community Colleges Can Expand Pathways To Artificial Intelligence Jobs, but More Work Is Needed
The U.S. needs community colleges to expand equitable pathways to quality emerging jobs in AI, but most colleges aren't prepared just yet.
Careful vetting is key to workforce program success
An intensive development process ensures non-degree programs at Houston's Lone Star College provide economic mobility for students.
Microcredentials 101 and Story Ideas For Journalists
Reporters and journalists at the 2022 Education Writers Association meeting sought the truth about microcredentials and how to cover them.
What Community Colleges Need From Philanthropy
To better serve students and meet workforce goals, community college leaders urge philanthropies to help address a critical need.
Community colleges foster racial and gender equity in the manufacturing workforce
Women and people of color are underrepresented in the manufacturing workforce. Community colleges aim to foster better racial and gender equ
If a recession hits, community college enrollment may worsen – plan now
In a recession, community colleges will need quality workforce programs to win back students.
Credit or non-credit, workforce programs at Mott Community College get a boost from embedded credentials
Embedded credentials help Mott build rigorous programs, and give learners something extra to take with them.