Time for a Closer Look: Apprenticeships in American high schools
We think it is time to reconsider the role that apprenticeship can play in American high schools.
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A Midsummer’s Bill: 3 Take-Aways from the House Perkins Bill
The close alignment with WIOA is the biggest strength of the legislation and reflects a rare and welcome point of consensus among Republican
Flipping the Paradigm: Training-based Pathways to Bachelor’s Degrees and Beyond
In the U.S., high-quality training is reserved for those who have the resources to finish a four-year degree before having to learn job-spec
Renewing the Promise of the Higher Education Act: Seven Principles for Reform
Today, New America joined with a coalition of national organizations to call for a fresh conversation around the Higher Education Act of 196
Transforming the Higher Education Act for the 21st Century
A group of organizations today announced a set of seven shared principles for reauthorizing the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA).
A Second Chance Offers Powerful Possibilities
Mary Alice McCarthy and Patricia Hart on President Obama’s Second Chance Pell Pilot program.
Pell Grants for Prisoners: A Good Idea Returns
What if while serving their sentence, incarcerated individuals gained skills and credentials to help them get jobs once they leave?
Pell Grants for Prisoners: A Good Idea Returns
There is solid evidence that access to education in jail helps prisoners succeed on the outside.