Georgetown University (Georgetown CEW) reports on the unique needs of #workforce development in #rural areas and current disparities in who is able to access “good jobs” in these locales: bit.ly/3WL54fI

Don't miss MDRC's upcoming webinar examining male success in #CTE , which belies men's general underperformance in #HigherEducation relative to women. Expect to hear from top minds Richard V. Reeves, Dr. Shaun M. Dougherty and Diallo Shabazz. Register here: bit.ly/3Wm99qo

The Burning Glass (merged with Emsi) Institute and Business Roundtable present evidence suggesting that working for large employers that boast over 10k employees can deliver a wage premium to workers at these firms, across educational levels: bit.ly/3QGuqrq

Does participating in elective #CTE at comprehensive #HighSchools influence students’ academic outcomes? Sampling 26,000 students, researchers find students’ performance to be comparable: bit.ly/4b922WQ  Research Alliance

Don't miss MDRC's upcoming webinar examining male success in #CTE , which belies men's general underperformance in #HigherEducation relative to women. Expect to hear from top minds Richard V. Reeves, Dr. Shaun M. Dougherty and Diallo Shabazz. Register here: bit.ly/3Wm99qo

The The Aspen Institute studies how to promote continuous learning in the #workforce given that “the average half-life of skills is now less than five years.” They share best practices for professional #upskilling here: bit.ly/4dleBQl #SkillsBasedHiring

The Cohen Foundation (Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation) awarded over $116 million to LaGuardia Community College to create a workforce training center that will offer AA degrees, #industry certs and other #credentials that prepare New Yorkers for high-wage, high-demand fields: bit.ly/49NUNCt

The #CHIPS and Science Act tied applications for federal investment in manufacturing to companies’ abilities to provide employees with high-quality childcare, which may help #WorkingParents —including mothers—enter and remain in the field: bit.ly/44apFvu  #Women #Trades

Tackling a nationwide shortage of teachers, over 30 states and territories are using K-12 #teacher #apprenticeships to train and mentor new talent.  #Tennessee offers “the largest and most mature” apprenticeship in the nation and offers practical lessons: bit.ly/443Q3Hq

Researchers describe a study of the Virginia Community College System’s #noncredit #CTE programs, which are meant to lead to industry-recognized credentials in high-wage, high-demand fields and to create opportunities for nontraditional learners: bit.ly/49DF2xz VA's Comm Colleges

“It could be that the very idea of educational excellence is being coded more female.” Richard V. Reeves, long-time scholar of #masculinity , explains the persistent and historical gap in which men trail women in #HigherEd : bit.ly/43TDqyt

This review of 20 years of evidence from our colleagues at CTE Research Network demonstrates that #CTE is an effective dropout prevention tool that motivates matriculation to #CommunityColleges and technical schools: bit.ly/43F7IFi

#Massachusetts has joined at least sixteen other states in dropping degree requirements for state jobs. The directive may encourage other employers to follow suit in the movement toward #SkillsBasedHiring . Learn more: bit.ly/3TMpBh1

In #North Carolina, Foust Elementary School is developing a #CTE program in gaming and #robotics geared toward students from pre-K through fifth grade. The district is one of the first to provide specialized career training to elementary schoolers: bit.ly/3TmEFBy

Nonprofit P33—a Good Jobs Challenge awardee—has assembled best practices to enhance the supply and quality of #tech #apprenticeships in Chicago, like getting executive buy-in and reducing costs needed to develop apprentices into employees: bit.ly/3wWWmjO P33 Chicago

MDRC’s Economic Mobility Lab investigates how organizations that offer #SectorBasedTraining to individuals seeking economic #advancement can improve their performance. Initial interviews with providers across the country illuminate common challenges: bit.ly/3IB1XP2

Studying #CommunityCollege students’ trajectories, researchers find that about 16% of students will transfer and earn #BachelorsDegrees . However, these numbers become lower when disaggregating by income and race: bit.ly/4c2MYuX CCRC The Aspen Institute

Scholar Harry J. Holzer addresses the question of how effective #workforce preparation efforts in the US are at raising #earnings and #employment in this piece from The Brookings Institution: bit.ly/48J7w8V

MDRC shares early findings from a project involving alternative financing mechanisms to help low-income adults access #workforce training programs: bit.ly/3ThYuv9  Strada Education Foundation

#NorthCarolina seeks greater alignment between #workforce and higher education by tying #postsecondary funding formulas to workforce preparation and not just to full-time student enrollment: bit.ly/3UVhelm