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The catch-22 of career-connected learning
Career programs need buy-in from both employers and students, but who is going to move first? We talked with George Vinton, CEO of Common Group, about that challenge and more.
A true alternative to a four-year college?
The Marcy Lab School in New York City aims to offer a traditional college experience in just one year. We talked with co-founder Reuben Ogbonna about experimentation, growth, and student choice in higher ed.
You’ve dropped degree requirements. Now what?
Work Shift talks with Taylor McLemore, managing director of the Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator, about the nitty-gritty of how companies are actually doing—or not doing—skills-based hiring in tech.
A Texas-sized shortage of healthcare workers
Work Shift talks with Eric Bing, chancellor of the College of Health Care Professions in Texas, about how institutions and policymakers can help meet the huge need for healthcare workers.
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.
Why Achieving the Dream will expand focus to economic mobility
Community college nonprofit that was one of the pioneers of the student success movement is now shifting its focus to include social and economic mobility. We talked with the group's CEO about why.
One college’s hope for a new accreditor focused on career outcomes
Texas State Technical College, a leader in focusing on employability, is working with an upstart accreditor focused on career outcomes. We talked with the college's leader about why.
A playbook for workforce development policy
America Achieves unveils a policy playbook to help state and local governments decide how to best spend federal aid from last year’s $1.9T American Rescue Plan. We talked with the group's CEO about its recommendations.
‘Learning in the flow of work’
We talk with researchers at Northeastern's Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy about their recent research on workplace learning and what employers want from college partners.