What Biden’s Investing in America Initiative Means for Community Colleges
New funding opportunities and workforce initiatives can help community colleges expand training programs and push for job quality.
Economic & Workforce Development
PAYA Reinvests in Grantees and Welcomes 25 New Members to the PAYA Network
PAYA continues to support the expanding field of youth apprenticeship in America by reinvesting in grantees and growing the PAYA Network.
Reagan-era regulations hold back good jobs policies in states and cities
Simple reforms can help states and cities to better support job quality and worker power through infrastructure investments.
Community college intermediaries can support youth apprenticeship and work-based learning
ApprenticeshipNH’s High School program shows how community colleges can support youth work-based learning in the skilled trades.
Making the Case for Community College Baccalaureates
This analysis of the supply of degrees and workforce demand in two Midwest states provides methods showing where CCB programs are needed.
Skilled trades worksites need culture change for youth work-based learning to deliver equity
Skilled trades apprentices continue to face discrimination and harassment. Youth apprenticeship can’t flourish unless big changes are made.
Taking Aim at Teacher Shortages with Better Data
To address shortages in teacher quantity, quality & diversity, states need better data. Modernizing HEA’s Title II data collection can help.
Colleges Must Improve Their Employer Partnerships. Here Is How.
College presidents and workforce leaders should implement these strategies to take their industry advisory committees to the next level.
Community Colleges Can Expand Pathways To Artificial Intelligence Jobs, but More Work Is Needed
The U.S. needs community colleges to expand equitable pathways to quality emerging jobs in AI, but most colleges aren’t prepared just yet.
Careful vetting is key to workforce program success
An intensive development process ensures non-degree programs at Houston’s Lone Star College provide economic mobility for students.