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Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship
What’s in a Name? Unpacking Definitions of “Degree Apprenticeship” and “Apprenticeship Degree”
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State Legislatures Weighing in on Workforce Pell
In Dallas, Connecting College and Careers to High School Talent
Dallas College and P-TECH shows how high school students can take a both-and approach to CTE and academically-oriented programs.
States Provide First-hand Accounts of Most Pressing Needs of English Learners After a Year and a Half of Remote Learning
Mental health, disengagement, and growing opportunity gaps among top issues for English learners as they close out the 2020-21 school year.
Travel-based Learning at Community College
Community Colleges can provide affordable travel-based learning to those who might not otherwise have the opportunity.
A Playbook for Improving Unemployment Insurance Delivery
This playbook presents a bold yet achievable vision for what unemployment benefits can be, and concrete steps needed to achieve it.
Accreditation Should be on the Department’s NegReg Agenda
Accreditation was not on the proposed topics list for the Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking agenda but it should be.
Tennessee Bets on Grow Your Own Programs to Help Strengthen and Expand Its Teacher Workforce
Tennessee has leveraged federal recovery funds to launch a statewide grant program to support the development and expansion of GYO programs.
California Moves Toward Universal Pre-K
The work to build universal pre-K in California has been a long time coming.
Congress wants to Supersize Community College Training through TAACCCT
A new bill includes $9 billion over 7 years for the federal Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant.