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Public support for apprenticeships?
Apprenticeships are all the rage, with bipartisan support and growing corporate interest.
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Holding colleges ‘to task’ for producing economic gains
The consensus is that information on how graduates fare in the labor market remains woefully inadequate.
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Competency-based education at nursing colleges
Nursing is one of the nation’s highest-demand fields, with severe staffing shortages that are driving a public health crisis.
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Trends in hiring
College students are understandably anxious about their job searches in this mold-breaking labor market.
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Moving deeper into tech apprenticeships
Through its partnership with Interapt, an IT consulting and workforce development firm based in Louisville, Ky., General Assembly this week announced a new “apprenticeship solution” for employers.
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Teacher apprenticeships among solutions lawmakers consider for educator shortages
So far, each proposal has received favorable support from Colorado legislators.
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Have “some college, no degree” and want to go back to school? There’s help for that.
Having advanced education can better both individuals’ lives as well as the economic health of a city and region.
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A look at the Republicans’ Pell proposal
The bill would make credential programs that can be completed in as little as two months eligible for the federal grants.
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Pass rates continue to fall at Florida nursing schools, data shows
Amid a statewide nursing shortage, many students at private for-profit programs are failing their national licensing exams.