Over the recent Thanksgiving holiday period, both President Obama and Austin Scott, the newly-elected U.S. Representative from Georgia, took to the air...
Only 22 percent of first-time, full-time students at for-profit schools received their degree within six years, compared to 55 percent of similar...
Weekly Notes, Week of 11/15/10 Now that the election is over, the focus in education and workforce policy is squarely on legislative...
While the recent release of the national October 2010 payroll jobs numbers provided further evidence of a recovery in private sector jobs,...
In 2008, Walmart started looking for a way to connect its employees with affordable and practical college opportunities. American Public Education, Inc.,...
The Department of Education’s public meetings on the gainful employment rule Thursday provided a pedestal for numerous, and repetitive, arguments on yet-to-be...
A quick summary of how online learning, mostly in career and technical education, can be used to improve academic and employability skills....
At Bunker Hill Community College, fall enrollment broke another record, topping 12,000 students. To accommodate so many students, the Boston school now...
By Andrew Sum and Ishwar Khatiwada During early September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its findings on the state of...
President Barack Obama on Tuesday ripped into what he said are Republican plans to trim funding for education by 20 percent to...
The Power of the Education-Industry Partnership: Fostering Innovation in Collaboration Between Community Colleges and Businesses The Center for American Progress Collaboration between...
PolicyLink On the same day the White House hosts a summit on community colleges, PolicyLink – a research group that advocates for...
The labor market problems of U.S. workers intensified substantially during the so-called Great Recession of 2007-2009, and the labor market recovery has...
www.AfterschoolPathfinder.org After-School Corp.’s Pathfinder serves as a networking tool for various audiences. Job-seekers can upload their resumes, obtain personalized learning plans, and...
The youth asleep on the park bench attracted Cop Lieu’s attention. Lieu, 22, a supervisor at the Work Group in Pennsauken, N.J.,...
Unemployment among teens and young adults is the highest it has been since the government started keeping records and represents conditions of...
Some 81 million young people around the world were unemployed last year, accounting for 13 percent of people aged 15 to 24,...
David Lewis David Lewis, 54, a towering figure in prisoner and addiction rehabilitation in his hometown of East Palo Alto, Calif.,...
An Iowa child labor case that gained national attention because of the more than 9,000 violation allegations against a slaughterhouse manager...
Research indicates that youths who exit foster care often become unemployed or hold unstable, low-paying jobs. This report analyzes the research, and...