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Your Next Great Hire Is Graduating From a Community College
The post-COVID economy will demand practical skills and a diverse workforce, yet many companies struggle to find quality talent at the scale they need. They may be looking in the wrong places. There is a labor pool of millions that goes largely unnoticed: the one-third of U.S. undergraduates who attend public two-year colleges.
Many left behind in this recovery have something in common: No college degree
The latest hiring numbers show encouraging signs that women are returning to the labor force, but major struggles remain for men and women without college degrees.
Preparing Students of Color for the Future Workforce
K-12 schools and districts need to do much better at preparing Black, Latinx, and Indigenous for the future workforce. This means preparing them for college, training them to receive high-quality credentials that lead to good jobs with decent pay, and appropriately enrolling them in work-based learning experiences such as internships and apprenticeships. To benefit most from these experiences, students must be prepared for them long before they reach high school.
Looking toward an environmentally-focused jobs recovery
As we mark Earth Day 2021, the demand for green skills is growing.
One teacher’s advice to help students not just survive, but thrive in remote learning
At a school on an American Indian reservation in Arizona, a buddy system, asset-based teaching and focusing on the little things make a difference.
How targeted internships are helping students and nonprofits get through the pandemic
Colleges find ways to keep opportunities for students alive that are also helping communities recover.
As California schools reopen to in-person instruction, students and families decide if it's right for them
Across California, schools are opening their doors again, a first step toward rebounding from the pandemic. But for most students in EdSource’s families project, life remains far from normal.
Lawmakers Asked to Consider Funding for Apprenticeships at 2-Year Colleges
President Biden's proposed $12 billion in funding for community colleges could go, in part, to help institutions build degree-based apprenticeship programs.
Inside a Cal State Northridge program that helps women and Latinos in STEM
The AIMS2 program, or Attract Inspire Mentor Support Students program, at California State University Northridge’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, uses mentorships and partners with community colleges to help transfer students to successfully navigate college and graduate.