KQED
As confidence in higher education shifts and economic pressures intensify, young people are navigating increasingly complex decisions about life after high school.
New America (blog)
California’s MiraCosta College is creating opportunities for residents of affordable housing to earn and learn where they live through a unique registered apprenticeship being implemented in partnership with a local non-profit association of housing developers.
U.S. Census Bureau
About 37% of adults ages 25 to 64 with at least a high school diploma went on to earn nondegree credentials — professional certifications, licenses or certificates — which typically target specific skills and occupations.
Burning Glass Institute (on LinkedIn)
Manufacturing output has been recovering for a year and a half, and this year hiring finally joined it: factory employment stopped falling in December and has added 58,000 jobs in 2026. Almost all of it comes from advanced manufacturing.
