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Improving Skills Through America’s Workforce Development System

  • Research/ Report
September 2018 —

This report from the American Enterprise Institute explores how the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) can be better utilized to respond to the skills gap and outlines seven recommendations to improve WIOA implementation. 

Broadening the Apprenticeship Pipeline

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
August 2018 —

This report from the National Skills Coalition examines how state and national leaders can diversify the work-based learning pipeline. 

Powerful Partners: Businesses and Community Colleges

  • Case Study
July 2018 —

This report from the National Skills Coalition discusses the benefits of partnerships between community colleges and businesses, and how this can be supported through the Higher Education Act. 

No More "Sink or Swim:" Incorporating Subgroup Accountability into the Higher Education Act

  • Research/ Report
  • Guide/Tool
July 2018 —

This resource from Third Way gives background information and data on equity gaps in higher education outcomes, and recommends a framework for subgroup accountability measures to be included in reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. 

Roadmap for K-12 and Workforce Data Linkages

  • Guide/Tool
July 2018 —

This report from the Data Quality Campaign and the Workforce Data Quality Campaign examines strategies to facilitate K-12 and workforce data linkages.

Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion: Final Report to the President

  • Research/ Report
May 2018 —

This report from the US Department of Labor provides the findings from a presidential task force charged with identifying strategies and proposals to promote apprenticeships.

Seizing the Moment: A District Guide to Advance Equity Through ESSA

  • Guide/Tool
April 2018 —

This suite of tools from the Aspen Institute, Education Counsel, and Education First identifies eight equity priorities school districts can adopt to ensure equity through implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Career Readiness & the Every Student Succeeds Act: Mapping Career Readiness in ESSA State Plans: Appendix

  • Research/ Report
December 2017 —

This document describes how states are leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to advance career readiness, specifically looking at state activity related to long-term goals, accountability, Title II and Title IV.