Report Chronicles Job Demand for Career and Technical Fields
A new report examines the demand for middle-income jobs that require career and technical training and offers recommendations for encouraging pathways. Read Full Post >
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September 18, 2012
September 05, 2012
Leveraging Internships for More Than Resume Building
A survey reveals experience in internships builds resumes, but not always gives real-world work experience. Read Full Post >
July 03, 2012
Court Ruling Puts New Gainful-Employment Regulation on Hold
A federal judge declared a portion of the new gainful employment rules are career-training programs without basis, putting implementation up in the air. Read Full Post >
June 28, 2012
New Tool Allows Easy Search of Career-Technical Program Performance
American Institutes for Research offers free to for reviewing career-technical program performance by state. Read Full Post >
June 26, 2012
Five Percent of For-Profit Career-Training Programs Fail Early Test
The U.S. Department of Education today released data that show 5 percent of career-training programs don't meet any of the three requirements of the new federal gainful-employment rule. The regulations that measure students' ability to pay back loans and make money after graduation apply to all car... Read Full Post >
June 22, 2012
Administration Makes Economic Case for College
US Department of Treasury releases report highlighting economic value of college on same day President Obama urges Congress to keep student loan rates affordable. Read Full Post >
June 19, 2012
New Network Forms to Encourage Pathways from Education to Careers
While the new Common Core State Standards emphasize college and career readiness, some feel "career" has not gotten the attention it needs. Today, a network of educators and policy advocates announced it will be working together with a handful of states to make sure students find opportunities throu... Read Full Post >
June 06, 2012
Popularity of Certificate Programs Grows
Georgetown researchers release a report chronicling the growth of certificates as a higher ed. option. Read Full Post >
April 18, 2012
Need for More Advanced Degrees Requires Collaboration
Report calls for more cooperation between employers, universities and government to improve careers for those with master's and professional degrees. Read Full Post >
March 17, 2012
AT&T Makes $250 Million Pledge to Fund Education Programs
AT&T will give $250 million to community programs and schools to support high school graduation and improve workplace readiness. Read Full Post >
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