AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns
Route Fifty covered RethinkAI’s piece on how artificial intelligence will increase demand for government services before it increases efficiency.
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The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
Key Questions on President’s 2016 Education Budget – Workforce Training
President Obama released his fiscal year 2016 budget request to congress this week and New America’s Education Policy has some questions.
First Thoughts on President Obama’s Free Community College Proposal
President Obama announced an ambitious proposal that would make the first two years of a community college free to many students.
15 Higher Education Predictions for 2015
As 2014 comes to a close, New America’s education program offers 15 higher education predictions for what we think will happen next year.
The Year of Career Pathways: Congress Restores the Ability to Benefit
When no one was looking this summer, Congress reauthorized the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
How Federal Education Policy Contributes to the Skills Gap – and Can Help Us Move Beyond It
In survey after survey over the last decade, employers have complained of difficulty finding workers with the right mix of skills.
A Case of Mistaken Identity: The New York Times Mixes up Higher Education and Workforce Development
The article shows just how confusing our education and training policies can be.
America’s Job Training System: Better than You Think (and smaller too)
The VP’s review was expansive and included important programs that often get left out of policy discussions around the skills gap.
The New Workforce Bill, Adult Learners, and Pathways to Higher Education: Things Just Got a Little Easier
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was finally reauthorized on Tuesday, July 22nd.