Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now
New focus groups show rising doubts about college costs, and growing interest in youth apprenticeship as a flexible, earn-and-learn path.
Career & Technical Education
Reducing Risk: State Approaches to Insurance and Liability in Work-Based Learning
States have adopted policy to ensure young people and businesses are adequately protected to participate in work-based learning programs.
Reframing the Future of Career Guidance in the Age of AI
AI will require us to rethink—but not replace—how trusted adults support students in career pathways and beyond.
LAUNCH “Accelerates” Pathways Work in Six States Across the Nation
Six states within the newly established LAUNCH Community of Practice were selected to “accelerate” their big bet on pathways.
This CTE Month, Let’s Not Undersell (or Underfund) the Benefits of Post-Secondary Training
Trump is right that CTE is critical for expanding economic opportunity, but he’s wrong to suggest that CTE is an alternative to college.
Career Pathways are Growing, but Challenges Remain
New Colorado Legislation Links CTE and Apprenticeship Systems
New Colorado legislation that will integrate workforce and education systems to better support transitions from education into career.
How Can Federal Funding Support Systems Alignment for Career Pathways?
Community College Funding & Resources from the White House Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Sprint
Community college resources from a January 2024 briefing on the White House’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Sprint.
More Workforce Funding Expected for Community Colleges from Energy Department
Energy Department expects $24 million in awards to establish Industrial Assessment Centers at community colleges, trade unions.