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Thursday April 19, 2012
A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education
by Jobs for the FutureJFF commends the goals set forth in the Administration’s Blueprint for a reauthorized Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in order to strengthen our nation’s global position in workforce and economic development.
The four principles outlined in the blueprint–alignment, collaboration, accountability, and innovation–are important to...
Wednesday April 18, 2012
Early College Schools: A Powerful Acceleration Strategy
by Joel VargasThe following is a one-page summary of written testimony given by Joel Vargas to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. (For the full written testimony, CLICK HERE; you can also watch the full 90-minute hearing.)
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The early college high school movement is one of largest and most...
Tuesday April 17, 2012
Workforce Trainers’ Need for Real-time LMI
by Deborah KobesWorkforce training programs are making advances in their use of traditional labor market information, particularly at the initial program design phase. Our 20 GreenWays workforce partnerships selected their training occupations based on projections of labor market need in addition to conversations with local employers. We’re proud to work with...
Topics: Labor Market Info, Workforce Development