Unusual new investment fund backs workforce education startups that serve lower-income learners.
Paul Fain
A veteran higher education journalist and analyst, Paul focuses on the connections between education and the American workforce.
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The Job: Staying in Your Lane
Tech training provider looks to grow by going deeper in cities through local partnerships.
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The Job: Short-Term Limbo
Despite some progress in Washington, the future remains murky for short-term Pell.
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The Job: More Than One Path
Google’s goals for its six-year push into online career certificates.
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The Job: Small success in job training
A broad local coalition seeks to make tech training pay off for working learners.
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The Job: AI and Economic Mobility
Keeping up with the latest research and debates on AI and the skills-based movement.
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Statewide Talent Marketplace
Alabama’s ambitious skills-matching play goes live and draws national attention.
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The Job: States turn to data for job-market monitoring
Solid information about the labor market is essential for determining whether a nondegree credential is worthy of state investment.
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The Job: Tech training hubs
An experiment in Brazil taps Big Tech certs for hybrid learning and career development.
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The End of Press Release DEI?
The SCOTUS rulings’ potential ripple effects on higher ed and corporate America