A new publication from The Aspen Institute shares research from interviews with leaders from 25 promising and innovative pre-apprenticeship programs from across the country. The interviews revealed factors that impact how programs are designed and how they might better be utilized as part of a broader workforce development strategy for the construction sector. The publication reviews [...]
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The Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University, released its report yesterday on availability of need-based financial aid for New Jersey’s working adults. Ohio is in a precarious position with state funded need-based financial aid. Hopefully we can learn from this report. Here is a link to the report: http://www.cww.rutgers.edu/Paying_for_College.pdf.
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For more information on the Business Champions effort, please visit their website. A Brief to the White House Summit on Community Colleges A Call to Action for Employers and Community College Boards How to Create High-Impact Partnerships for Jobs & Economic Vitality in the U.S. Read the full brief at http://businesschampions.org/sites/default/files/documents/bs-01whitehousesummitweb.pdf.
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September 21, 2010 Value of College Degree Is Growing, Study Says By TAMAR LEWIN Despite rising tuition and student-loan debt levels, the long-term payoff from earning a college degree is growing, according to a report to be issued Tuesday by the College Board. Workers with a college degree earned much more and were much less [...]
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Goal 3 of the Ohio Workforce Coalition’s 2010-2012 Public Policy Platform focuses on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the state’s workforce education and training system. A critical part of this process includes state data systems. In this week’s guest post, the Working Poor Families Project discusses the importance of state data management. A skilled workforce is a key component [...]
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