Demand is surging for allied health care workers. Futuro Health is an unusual model worth watching, bringing together a wide collection of partners to tackle the enormous societal challenge.
Paul Fain
A veteran higher education journalist and analyst, Paul focuses on the connections between education and the American workforce.
Where Congress is headed on workforce issues
Interest in apprenticeships and other non-traditional pathways to jobs reflects shifts in how people prepare for the job market and move through careers.
What to watch as interest grows in alternative paths to jobs
Will new hiring models open doors to well-paying and satisfying careers? Or will they track some groups into unstable, low-wage jobs?
How a new Miami partnership seeks to close equity gaps in tech jobs
The partnership among Miami Dade College, SoftBank, and Correlation One could be a model for creating more tech career opportunities for job seekers from underrepresented groups.
A competency marketplace
The idea envisions a digital hub that brings together job seekers, employers, and postsecondary providers. It may be closer to becoming a reality.
A sharp debate over short-term credentials
Would expanding Pell Grants to programs as short as eight weeks open up opportunity or turbocharge inequity?
‘Practical realities’: How the pandemic is changing one city’s message to students
Plus, grading Google certificates and liberal-arts colleges joining the workforce conversation.