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Improving the Quality of AI Certificate Programs
As AI education expands at community colleges, student voices matter in responding to building quality workforce programs.
Child Care Centers on Campus Alone Don’t Solve the Problem
On-campus child care centers are not a sufficient to support child care for student parents. We need other supports too.
Increasing Enrollment: Successful Strategies from Three Community Colleges
What successful strategies did community colleges use to maintain or improve their enrollment figures during COVID-19?
“Not Every Path is Directly to College.” Fewer Students Pursue Degrees, Certificate Programs Are on the Rise.
Shalin Jyotishi is quoted in a Boston Globe article about the rise of certificate programs as alternatives to college degrees.
Are Microcredentials a Path to Good Jobs? Sometimes.
ACS data holds important implications about where microcredentials are–and are not—helping people achieve economic stability.
How Federal Investments Strengthen Community College and Workforce Board Partnerships
Federal investments are improving partnerships between community colleges and a public workforce board funded by the U.S. Labor Department.
Empowering Community College Partnerships for Economic Development and Industrial Policy
Announcing a new network supporting community college partnerships in economic development, innovation ecosystems, and CHIPS & Science Act.
What Community Colleges Can Learn About Starting Their Own Guaranteed Interview Program
Labor Meets Science Policy: NSF And AFL-CIO Announce Partnership
Shalin Jyotishi wrote an article in Forbes about a new partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the AFL-CIO.
Why Are Politicians Talking About Apprenticeships?
Shalin Jyotishi was quoted in an Inside Higher Ed article about the rising political interest in apprenticeships.