Economic & Workforce Development
3 Practices and 3 Policies Indispensable for Quality Pre-K
Top-level research, program, and advocacy leaders agree that these elements are indispensable for quality teaching and learning in pre-K
Baby Steps? Big Changes? One Way Louisiana is Strengthening its ECE Workforce
The Louisiana Department of Education is strategically using its resources to strengthen its ECE workforce.
Connecting High Schoolers to Apprenticeships
Brent Parton wrote for School Administrator Magazine about connecting high schoolers to apprenticeship.
One Year Later: Reflecting on the Millennial Public Policy Fellowship
Eight Strategies for Integrating Apprenticeship and College
More Americans will choose apprenticeship when it connects to our higher ed system. A new policy paper proposes eight strategies to do it.
Meritocracy, the American Dream, and Other Fairy Tales Part II
All of the social policy answers I’ve collected over the year have led me to one big question: What do we owe each other?
Policy, Politics, and Civic Voice
There is no one-way street between public policy and the political machinations that help develop and construct it.
City Government & Climate Policy
The current U.S. administration is neglecting the prevalent issue of climate change. However, cities can be an answer.
Everything You WANTO Know about Women in Apprenticeship
Preparing more women for apprenticeships in male-dominated occupations can benefit individuals and families – and provide employers access t