Workforce Development



Reporter’s notebook

Broadening dual-enrollment educator requirements CUNY pilot taps students for benefits outreach Colorado college to open aircraft maintenance training center Broadening dual-enrollment educator requirements One of the country’s main higher education accrediting agencies has a revised…


Drone entrepreneur eyes local ag industry

Ethan Moore’s drone is a head-turner. Literally.  “People driving by will slow down and then turn around and come back,” Moore says. “They all ask, ‘Is that what I think it is?’”  Yes, it’s an…


The now of work

The constant evolutionary landscape of the American workforce has new-collar skills at its core. The significance of this “skill cornerstone” is that it is between fluid and situated economies linked to topography and demography. To…



Reporter’s notebook

Colleges add more flexible nursing programs Funding for advanced packaging of chips Virginia approves new teachers academy Info on securing patents New auto tech apprenticeship program in Michigan Colleges add more flexible nursing programs Several…


X-ray technician’s booming business

Carlos Castro never intended to become an X-ray technologist. In fact, the McAllen, Texas, native never even intended to go to college. “I’m a first-generation American, and college was a pipe dream,” Castro said. “There…


Community colleges spur small business

Small businesses drive the American economy. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses accounted for 12.7 million (62%) of new jobs created between 1995 and 2020, and 44% of U.S. economic activity in…


3/4 of jobs will need college education, training

Amid national discussions on the value of higher education — and whether college is even needed to land family-sustaining jobs — a new report puts it plain and simple: nearly three-fourths (72%) of all U.S….