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New America, Reimagined: Built for What’s Next
New America Announces Its New Mission and Vision, Reveals New Logo and Website
AI Risks Creating a ‘Demand Machine’ for Governments, Report Warns
Cybersecurity Investments Reaching ‘Unprecedented Levels’
Unlocking Tomorrow’s Talent: Why Youth Apprenticeships Matter Now
The Optimistic Outlook podcast featured Taylor White on an episode about how youth apprenticeships are transforming the future of work.
Meet the 2025 PAYA Youth Council!
The cohort will design and implement projects focused on making apprenticeship more accessible to young people.
The Best of Both Worlds: Announcing a New Project on Degree Apprenticeship
Higher education and apprenticeship each offer many benefits. There is a way to have both at the same time: degree apprenticeship.
Community Colleges Reimagine Their Role to Transform Whole Communities
Shalin Jyotishi is quoted in a Work Shift article about Achieving the Dream’s community vibrancy framework.
Child Care Support Services Are an Overlooked Strategy for Re-Enrolling Adult Learners
Community colleges focusing on re-enrolling adult learners should consider highlighting and/or improving their child care services as a key
Parenting Students Rely on Family and Friends for Care. Here’s How Colleges Can Make That Easier.
Most parenting students are relying on family and friends to provide child care. Here are some ways colleges can make that easier.
On Capitol Hill, Concerns Grow Over NSF Cuts Threatening Community College STEM Job Training
Budget cuts, reductions in force, and funding freezes hamstring community college programs around emerging technologies.
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.
What Does the House’s Budget Resolution Mean for Workers?
House budget resolution would mean massive cuts to programs workers and their families rely on.