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The pandemic and mounting concerns about equity have colleges questioning whether they can continue to offer certain credentials in low-paying caregiving fields.
An ad campaign from Opportunity@Work and the Ad Council will call on employers to drop the "paper ceiling" and hire more skilled workers without four-year degrees.
New study finds that work experience—especially a good first employer and bold career moves—has an outsized influence on whether low-income workers move up the economic ladder.
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A $500 million training program you haven’t heard about
This issue of The Job looks at California’s new $500M education and training grant program, which focuses on student parents and outcomes. Also, free short-term credentials from City Colleges of Chicago.
Should colleges charge less for career education? One tests out the idea.
This issue of The Job looks at Colorado university cutting tuition in career fields to attract students, the continuing national enrollment slide, and a major new study showing 4 in 10 college graduates would go back and change their major.
Work Shift Explainer: California’s urgent work to reform remedial ed
The nation’s most important college equity push isn't the test-optional movement—it’s the reform of remedial education. In this explainer, we take a look at what's at stake in the nation's…
We need a national strategy on middle-skill jobs. Without it, here’s what colleges can do.
There are three key lessons colleges can apply to their approach to career technical education now, writes Jennifer Zeisler of ECMC Foundation.
College enrollment continues to fall
Undergraduate enrollment dropped this spring at a faster rate than in the fall—with community colleges continuing to see the biggest decline.
Community college rolls out Local Econ 101 for staff
Lorain County Community College is credentialing their advising and career staff in regional economics—in hopes of connecting more students to in-demand jobs.
For Millennials at work, a growing divide between haves and have nots
More than half of Boomers had a good job by their mid-20s. Millennials with a bachelor's are besting them—but a new study finds other young adults are falling behind.
What happens when the ‘hybrid college’ goes virtual?
PelotonU, a pioneer of the hybrid college, is rethinking its approach in the wake of the pandemic. We talked to the nonprofit's co-founders about what has proven essential (coaching, and a lot of it) and what is open to change.
Unbundled, online ed was going to revolutionize college—could it still?
We talk with Burck Smith, founder of StraighterLine, about why the online course revolution hasn't materialized—and why he believes it still will.