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21 States Submitted Combined WIOA-Perkins Plans. Will This Lead to Systems Change?
In 2024 only eight states combined WIOA-Perkins plans. According to ED and DOL, this jump means that more states wi...
Clearing the Lane for Apprenticeship
Aiming to hustle more apprenticeship programs off the bench and onto the court, DOL鈥檚 subregulatory apprenticeship ...
Details Matter in DOL鈥檚 New Pay-for-Performance Strategy
The new apprenticeship funding model needs guardrails to promote quality programs and equitable outcomes.
What Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Means for Apprenticeship
Trump’s new $100,000 H-1B fee could have negative implications for federal apprenticeship funding.
At Texas Universities, Censorship Isn鈥檛 a Bug. It鈥檚 a Feature.
Texas fires teachers as bans erase trans, nonbinary rights. Morgan Polk explores rising political pressure on higher education.
NSF Engines, Place-based Innovation on the Minds of Bipartisan Policymakers
Members, Engines CEOs, Industry agree in the promise of NSF Engines for localities & the nation’s economy and security.
Does Combined Planning Help States Align Workforce Initiatives? Survey Shows Mixed Results.
Has allowing states to combine their WIOA and Perkins plans and submit together helped align workforce initiatives? Results are mixed.
Proposed Rule Scraps Anti-Discrimination Protections in Apprenticeship
The Department of Labors’ proposed rule will shrink apprentice equal opportunity protections and employer accountability.