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Federal Work Study Can be Great Again
A well-designed work-study program will help students gain access to high quality work opportunities and help them pay for college.
Started From the Bottom—and Still Here
Bad schools indebt students and don't improve social mobility. Mobility Report Cards make them easier to find - the rest is accountability.
Moving Apprenticeship Forward
With bipartisan support and new momentum, apprenticeship may enter a period of historic expansion - but will face key issues first.
JOBS, JOBS, JOBS! But what about the skills to fill them?
Low-skilled workers stand to lose out in the Labor budget of a President who promised to support them.
Putting Lipstick on a Pig
Games as Means…and an End
How can adding gaming elements to your work affect your well-being?
The Workweek: Jan. 31, 2017
Highlights from the week's latest research, news, and perspectives around the labor market.
Shift Commission Candid Conversations: McKinsey Global Institute on the gig economy and “rising discontent”
Susan Lund, a partner with the McKinsey Global Institute, spoke with Jack Clark about how digital technology is transforming labor.
The Workweek: Jan. 27, 2017
Highlights from the week's latest research, news, and perspectives around the labor market.
The Workweek: Jan. 20, 2017
Highlights from the week's latest research, news, and perspectives around the labor market.
Shift Commission Candid Conversations: Ai-jen Poo’s lived in our tech-led work future and has some warnings (and solutions)
Jack Clark discusses the future of labor with National Domestic Workers Alliance director Ai-jen Poo.
Fresno’s Former Mayor on How to Ensure All Cities Get to Play a Part in the Future
Ashley Swearengin, former mayor of Fresno, CA, spoke with Jack Clark about how technology is shaping communities.
Reconnecting opportunity youth through work-based learning
An OECD report debuted at New America explores strategies for building shared success for at-risk youth and their employers.