Credential WV
Scaling Manufacturing and Renewables Training in Iowa (SMART Iowa)
A Community College’s Guide to Building Strong Partnerships – Education Design Lab
Knowing-Doing Network (KDN) – Brookings Institution
Research: Rising Talent – WGU Labs
Empower Community and Technical Colleges in Regional Innovation Ecosystems – New America / NSF
Overview In September 2024, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the nonpartisan think and action tank New America announced a strategic initiative to turbocharge the capacity, effectiveness, and impact […]
Impact Funders Forum (IFF) – Pew Charitable Trusts
Overview The Transforming Evidence Funders Network (TEFN) is a network of more than 80 philanthropies and public funding agencies that convene to catalyze collection action around work at the nexus of […]
Work Forces Podcasts
Overview Work Forces is a bi-weekly podcast created in 2023 by J. Alssid Associates with a goal to revolutionize thinking about the future of work and learning. The podcasts engage […]
Work+ and Work+Collective – Consortium managed by Arizona State University
Overview The Work+ and affiliated program, Work+Collective, is a consortium of 17 two- and four-year institutions across the U.S. that are redesigning student employment. Institutions in the consortium offer a range […]
Justice and Mobility Fund — Blue Meridian Partners
Overview The Justice and Mobility Fund is a collaboration launched in 2019 by Blue Meridian Partners and the Ford Foundation, with support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies. […]
Center for Justice & Economic Advancement — Jobs for the Future
Overview An initiative of Jobs for the Future (JFF), the Center for Justice & Economic Advancement partners with employers, education and training providers, corrections agencies, and others to promote education, […]
Partnership between Maryland State Corrections & University System of Maryland
Overview In July 2024, the Maryland State Corrections Department announced a new agreement with the University System of Maryland to establish a framework to bring higher education programs to every […]
The Power of Systems Initiative – NASH
Overview The National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) manages a number of projects within its Power of Systems initiative launched in December 2021, and expanded in spring 2024. NASH […]
Postsecondary Education in Prisons
Bridging the Gap: A State Leader’s Guide to Implementing Summer Bridge Programs (Education Strategy Group)
Overview In March 2024, Education Strategy Group published A State Leader’s Guide to Implementing Summer Bridge Programs with support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Guide provides insights […]
Resource Community for Higher Education in Prison (RCHEP) — Alliance for Higher Education in Prison
Overview Developed by the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, the Resource Community for Higher Education in Prison (RCHEP) offers an interactive platform where practitioners, students, graduates, advocates, administrators, and […]
Workforce of the Future Playbook – Federal Government
Overview Collectively, the federal agencies lead the nation’s largest workforce of more than 2.2 million federal employees. In February 2024, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued the Workforce of […]
Reentry 2030
Overview Reentry 2030 is a nationwide initiative launched in April 2022 to scale reentry success for people transitioning from incarceration to their communities. The initiative calls on leaders across the […]
Second Chance Business Coalition (Employment/Advancement for People with Criminal Records)
Overview Second chance programs provide employment opportunities to individuals with a criminal record, supporting their reentry into the workforce, upward mobility once employed, and improving equity in employment. Business Roundtable […]
OpenStax (Open Educational Resources) – Rice University
Overview OpenStax is a nonprofit educational technology initiative based at Rice University. The aim of OpenStax is to improve educational access and learning by high school and college learners, by: […]
Workforce Development, Training & Education Support Via Federal-Aid Highway Program Formula Funds in States
Overview States are encouraged in Guidance for Use of Federal-aid State Core Program Funds for Training, Education, and Workforce Development to consider using highway funding resources to create workforce opportunities, […]
Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education — Australian Government Department of Education
Overview Through the Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education, the Australian Government has authorized $32.5 million from 2021-22 to 2025-26 to assist higher education and training providers to design and deliver microcredentials for […]
CTE Without Borders Policy Playbook (Career & Technical Education) – Advance CTE
Overview ‘Each learner can access CTE without borders’ is one of the five principles of Advance CTE’s Without Limits: A Shared Vision for the Future of Career Technical Education. The […]
Research Survey: State Priorities for Higher Education in 2023 – State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)
Overview The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) conducted a survey of “State Priorities for Higher Education in 2023.” SHEEO provided an initial list of issues based on common […]
State Authorization Network (SAN)
Overview In spring 2011, WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) created the State Authorization Network (SAN) to serve institutions and organizations nationwide by providing training, support, and opportunities to collaborate to navigate […]
T-Profile Builder (Education Design Lab)
Overview The nonprofit Education Design Lab designs, tests, and implements higher education models that address the rapidly changing economy and emerging technology opportunities. The Lab demonstrates where technology, rigor, and […]