North Carolina

  • Policy
July 2023

The non-traditional gender occupational divide weakens state economies by decreasing economic productivity and reducing diversity in decision-making.

  • Research/ Report
July 2023

Closing gender representation gaps in Career Technical Education (CTE) programs is critical to ensure each learner feels welcome, is supported, and has the means to succeed in the career of their c

  • Research/ Report
May 2022

Learners with disabilities stand to strongly benefit from participation in CTE when programs are designed to support their needs.

  • Research/ Report
December 2021

Chiefs for Change and the Data Quality Campaign collaborated to generate this vision for ensuring that the education leaders responsible for K–12 policy and practice have access to useful data abou

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
July 2021

This report from JFF with a select group of community college practitioners, makes the case for policymakers, employers and practitioners to invest in and strengthen short-term credentialing programs to rapidly retrain unemployed workers for better career prospects.

  • Research/ Report
February 2021

This report from MDRC gauges community college leaders' perspectives on the recruitment, advising and supports for students in credit and noncredit programs. The report offers strategies for aligning recruitment and advising to support program entry and transition for learners.

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
January 2020

This report from Advance CTE, Asia Society, Longview Foundation, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Career & Technical Education (ACTE) explores the role postsecondary institutions can play in advancing global competency.

  • Case Study
October 2019

This brief, the final publication in the Making Good on the Promise series, examines barriers that limit learner success at all education levels and ways that states can support each learner to succeed.