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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
Parenting Students at For-Profits Face the Highest Rates of Homelessness
Parenting students at for-profit colleges face higher homelessness rates than peers at public and nonprofit schools with more support.
We Need More Bottom-Up Efforts to Build Workforce Capacity at Community Colleges
Shalin Jyotishi pens an op-ed in Work Shift discussing ways that bottom-up capacity building can strengthen community colleges.
In the Guise of Improving Coordination, Vocational Education Returns
Congressional leaders fighting to keep CTE and adult education programs at the Department of Education need our support.
How NSF Funding Helps My College Educate for the Present and Future of Work
Daniel Phelan, President of Jackson College, on the value of NSF funding for STEM education at community colleges.
What’s New in AI-Focused Skilled Technical Workforce Education?
How can education and training providers discern signal from noise in the AI economy?
‘Big Beautiful’ Reconciliation Bill Will Upend States’ Bottom-Up AI Governance
A 10-year ban would prohibit states from enforcing already-passed laws and passing new laws regulating AI models.
NSF Budget Cuts Would Harm the Middle Class
In a Capitol Hill briefing, experts agreed cuts to NSF harm the “skilled technical workforce,” communities, and industry alike.
NSF Funding Critical in Preparing Students for a Changing Workforce
Shalin Jyotishi is featured in a piece for Community College Daily on the importance of NSF funding in advancing STEM education and building
How Regional and State Associations Can Build Colleges’ Work-Based Learning Capacity
National efforts to scale work-based learning in higher education are needed, but state-based, grassroots efforts are playing a key role.
National Science Foundation Helps Student Entrepreneurs Take Cancer Screening Into Their Own Hands
The National Science Foundation supports community college students using STEM innovation to solve complex problems like cancer screening.