The Art of Evaluation: EvaluATE, an NSF/ATE Evaluation Hub, Makes a Difference for Prospective and Current Grantees
January 16, 2021 Workforce Monitor
EvaluATE is an ATE support entity that assists hundreds of prospective and current ATE grantees across the country. As noted in its NSF award abstract, EvaluATE enhances “the quality and impact of ATE workforce development projects.”
By George Lorenzo
The Mother Lode and Unsung Heroes of America’s Workforce Development: NSF’s Advanced Technological Education Program
August 24, 2020 Workforce Monitor
If you look through the formidable research concerning workforce development, you’ll see a recurring theme that has been going on for several decades: The U.S. must aggressively cultivate its Skilled Technical Workforce (STW).
By George Lorenzo
Federal Grants for Apprenticeships are Shifting the Postsecondary Landscape
June 2, 2020 Workforce Monitor
In part-one of a two-part series, we examine how recent federal investment and policy is incentivizing colleges, state agencies, employers, and workforce organizations to create and expand robust apprenticeship/work-based learning initiatives.
By Salvatore Lorenzo

Roadmap for K-12 and Workforce Data Linkages

June 18, 2021 Data Quality Campaign - (SUMMARY), CREDENTIALS, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

By Data Quality Campaign & Workforce Data Campaign

Advancing Youth Apprenticeship in Indiana

June 17, 2021 New America - (SUMMARY), APPRENTICESHIPS

By New America

Investing in Community: A Playbook for Connecting Economic and Skills Development

June 15, 2021 W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - (SUMMARY), COLLEGE & CAREER PLANNING, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

By Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Lee Adams, and Bridget F. Timmeney.

Framework for a High-Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Program: Opportunity Youth

June 14, 2021 Jobs For the Future - (SUMMARY), APPRENTICESHIPS

By Lill Allen, Vanessa Bennett, Patricia Maguire, Michael Sack, Myriam Sullivan

A More Unified Community College: Strategies and Resources to Align Non-Credit and Credit Programs

June 11, 2021 Education Strategy Group - (SUMMARY), CREDENTIALS

By Education Strategy Group

Brief Overview of Specific Apprenticeship & Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

June 10, 2021 Workforce Monitor APPRENTICESHIPS

Feature Article – By Salvatore Lorenzo

Enrollment Grows during 2020-21 in Agriculture Science Program Started with ATE Support

June 9, 2021 ATE Impacts - (SUMMARY), ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION

By Madeline Patton, Published Courtesy of the Advanced Technological Education Program

Making Information About Credentials More Actionable

June 8, 2021 Credential Engine - (SUMMARY), CREDENTIALS

By Credential Engine

Fundamental Health Reform Like ‘Medicare for All’ Would Help the Labor Market

June 4, 2021 Economic Policy Insitute - (SUMMARY), LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

By Josh Bevins

New Directions for Non-Degree Credentialing Research

June 3, 2021 GW Institute of Public Policy - (SUMMARY), CREDENTIALS

By Kyle Albert and Stephen Crawford

In Search of the “Path of Least Resistance to the Most Knowledge for the Most People”

June 1, 2021 Workforce Monitor COLLEGE & CAREER PLANNING, SKILLS GAP

Feature Article – By George Lorenzo

Building Back Better: A National Plan for Youth Employment

May 27, 2021 New America - (SUMMARY), APPRENTICESHIPS, CTE

By Kisha Bird, Brent Parton, Taylor White

An Informative Dialogue with Workcred’s Executive Director Roy Swift on Key WFD and Credentialing Issues

May 26, 2021 Workforce Monitor CREDENTIALS

Feature Article – By George Lorenzo

Buttressing the Middle: A Case for Reskilling and Upskilling America’s Middle-Skill Workers in the 21st Century

May 25, 2021 ETS - (SUMMARY), COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION

By Irwin Kirsch, Anita Sands, Steve Robins, Madeline Goodman and Rick Tannenbaum

Practical Guidance for Aligning Career Pathways to Labor Market Data in the Time of COVID-19

May 21, 2021 Advance CTE - (SUMMARY), FUTURE OF WORK, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

By Advance CTE