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The Indiana Department of Workforce Development recently shared an update for the Jobs for America's Graduates program (JAG) in Indiana. It's recognized as one of the most successful in the nation with an over 97% participant graduation rate, over $23.3 million in scholarships earned by the class of 2024 and over 40,000 students served so far. Read more about the program here (note: some of the numbers have gotten even better since the article was published!): https://loom.ly/rG_UXfk

We just released another Policy Brief with invaluable insights from state education agency staff, state workforce development agency staff, higher education agency staff and district leaders in Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, North Dakota, South Carolina and Washington! Read the Policy Brief here: https://ow.ly/mH9l50R4Zhr #educationpolicy #CTE #workforce

#ICYMI: The Maryland Higher Education Commission released 16 interactive data dashboards offering a statistical snapshot of #HigherEd in MD. The dashboards include information on financial aid, enrollment, retention and graduation, distance education, workforce training, and more. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gmjZ6Nfb. #StudentSuccess #PolicyAnalysis

🚨 Live Webinar - Higher Ed Headaches: From Tenured Positions to Job Title Struggles Join Berkshire experts on October 18th at 2:00pm as they discuss special insights on how to handle your Higher Ed headaches with industry-specific strategy. https://lnkd.in/ejzVvtnM #highereducation #highered #affirmativeaction

We were thrilled to take part in the Strategic School Staffing Summit hosted by Arizona State University’s Next Education Workforce initiative earlier this month. The summit brought together over 600 education leaders from school districts, higher ed, nonprofits, philanthropy, and government to celebrate innovative and practical approaches to team-based education. We learned how new approaches to teacher preparation and staffing can: + improve working conditions for teachers + reduce their isolation and overload + accelerate their growth What had us excited? Emerging research on the differentiated roles and distributed expertise of team-based teaching. We’re considering how skilled mentors and coaches can support team effectiveness and teacher development. Learn more: https://ow.ly/urYq50QFFWI

This is such an historic day for Pennsylvania. Governor Shapiro's bold vision knits together: --a new public state system of higher education that brings together our community colleges and PASSHE universities to expand access to affordable, workforce aligned credentials; --substantial new investment in these colleges and universities after decades of disinvestment; --a transparent and predictable funding formula that will link state appropriations to important outcomes in our community colleges and PASSHE and state-related universities; and --substantially more affordable college credentials and degrees. By building on the considerable strengths of our colleges and universities the Blueprint for Higher Education will pay dividends for decades to come, ensuring that our colleges and universities serve as the engine for Pennsylvania's growth and prosperity. This is a vision based on expanding the power of our colleges and universities to change lives and strengthen the Commonwealth. Please join us as we work together make this vision a reality.

Now THIS is interesting! I’m glad to see the lack of systemness addressed, as the community colleges in PA are being trampled. Also glad to see efforts to address funding. Two big questions: (1) Shouldn’t all universities receiving public funds be part of this system? Why would PA continue to fund places without significant accountability - especially given the very clear evidence that Temple and Penn State have both turned far away from the public good? PA higher ed has been greatly harmed by the prioritization of private schools (which state relateds still act like) over publics, and that has to stop. (2) How can PA ensure that dollars follow student need? A focus on outcomes often leads to gatekeeping and creaming with places like urban community colleges blamed essentially for the poverty of its community. How can we ensure that CCP isn’t harmed in an outcomes based system by the extant funding inequity in k12, and so on? (There’s a metric around 1st gen graduates but parental education isn’t a sufficient substitute for wealth or racial discrimination.) #RealCollege

Take a comprehensive look at key areas of higher education in Maryland. MHEC's interactive data dashboards are valuable resources for policymakers, administrators, and the public. They offer insights into financial aid, enrollment, faculty, and more. Check them out: https://lnkd.in/gBeqU9fx. #HigherEducation #MarylandEducation #StudentSuccess #LeveragingData

Today’s college students want to see better employment value from their education. Employers likewise want access to college graduates that possess the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their organizations. And institutions of higher education are under pressure to help address the rising skills gap. That’s why we brought together a group of experts from higher education, workforce, philanthropy, and policy over the summer: to brainstorm ways to improve pathways between learning and earning. Swipe the slides below to see what they came up with, and find the full write-up on our site: https://lnkd.in/dG7QXJB6

So helpful to hear these state level workforce innovations to support early childhood educators at #NASLEE2023 Roundtable!