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The post-election outlook for states’ workforce training

By Paul FainNovember 10, 2022November 10, 2022

There’s cautious optimism about continued momentum on efforts to create more high-quality education and job-training options for low-income Americans.

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Advocates push for 55% of Mississippi’s workforce to have a college degree by 2030

By Molly Minta, Mississippi TodayNovember 4, 2022November 4, 2022

The Mississippi Economic Council and Accelerate Mississippi plan to create a strategic plan to increase the number of college graduates among working-aged Mississippians.

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Supporting ‘some-college-no-degree’ students

By Paul FainNovember 3, 2022November 3, 2022

The sustained slide of U.S. college enrollments has added urgency to various efforts to re-enroll students who left college before earning a credential. 

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The Job: Credentials of Value

By Paul FainOctober 27, 2022October 27, 2022

California, Indiana, and Virginia are among the states shifting their focus— and their funding — to high-demand fields and to helping adult workers develop new skills.

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A Concierge for University Tech Training

By Paul FainOctober 20, 2022October 20, 2022

Universities team up with a tech training firm to help students prepare for the job market and to enroll cohorts of working learners from its corporate partners.

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Strategizing around economic mobility and the workforce

By Paul FainOctober 13, 2022October 14, 2022

As the Biden administration and state governments roll out new funding for workforce education, community colleges are sharing tips to maximize the impact.

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What it will take to change the narrative about career education

By Paul FainOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022

Young people remain skeptical of non-college education options. Employers, new research finds, can be a key in changing attitudes.

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Unpaid internships face new scrutiny as barriers to careers

By Naomi Harris and Jocelyn GeckerSeptember 30, 2022September 30, 2022

The opportunities tend to benefit students who are wealthier and white, perpetuating wealth gaps and limiting diversity in key fields.

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Local focus or franchise?

By Paul FainSeptember 29, 2022September 29, 2022

While some homegrown bootcamps are replicating their model in different markets, Marcy Lab is staying focused on New York City.

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Beyond the bachelor’s degree

By Paul FainSeptember 22, 2022September 23, 2022

Backers of a new ad campaign urging employers to “tear up the paper ceiling” include big companies and the Biden administration.

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