NSF’s Impact on Community Colleges and the Skilled Technical Workforce: An interview with Dr. Celeste Carter
New America and the American Association of Community Colleges chronicle the legacy of the Dr. Celeste Carter.
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NSF Engines, Place-based Innovation on the Minds of Bipartisan Policymakers
Members, Engines CEOs, Industry agree in the promise of NSF Engines for localities & the nation's economy and security.
Announcing New America’s 2025 Future of Work & Innovation Economy Initiative Fellows
Welcoming our new cohort of experts focused on solving public problems at the intersection of science, workforce, and industrial policy.
A Summer of Despair for STEM Education
STEM Education Funding Cuts and Canceled Research Grants are Cutting Off Opportunities for Students.
Parenting Students Need Affordable Child Care. The CCAMPIS Reauthorization Act Will Help
A new bill in congress would increase funding for the CCAMPIS program, which helps subsidize child care for students.
What Bossier Parish Community College Can Teach Us About Data and Workforce Pell
Colleges have to implement Workforce Pell. Bossier Parish Community College has a data platform that could help.
Launch States Chart Different Paths to Success
Two Launch states have different approaches to their pathways strategy, but both are paving the path forward.
The Convergence of AI and Apprenticeship
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Behind the Scenes: Stories from America’s Industrial Policy Playbook
Shalin Jyotishi’s essay highlights the human stories behind America’s renewed investment in industrial policy
No Friend to Workers: The Labor Cost of Trump’s Economy
It’s hard to imagine less of a friend to workers than Trump. For Labor Day, Mary Alice McCarthy urges unity to protect hard-won rights.
The NSF and the Next Generation of STEMM Workers
Research!America features Shalin Jyotishi in coverage of NSF’s CHIPS Act-backed efforts to strengthen STEMM talent pipelines.
Colleges Struggle to Make Manufacturing Training Hot Again
The Hechinger Report cites Shalin Jyotishi on the difficulty colleges face expanding manufacturing training.
Does Combined Planning Help States Align Workforce Initiatives? Survey Shows Mixed Results.
Has allowing states to combine their WIOA and Perkins plans and submit together helped align workforce initiatives? Results are mixed.
Signing Days Are for Youth Apprentices, Too
Signing days celebrate youth apprentices committing to career pathways with strong community and employer support.