Today's Realities—Tomorrow's Workforce: Addressing Region 7's Rural Workforce Mismatch
Today's Realities—Tomorrow's Workforce: Addressing Region 7's Rural Workforce Mismatch The rural counties of Region 7, a sub-state area designated by the state of Alabama to address workforce development issues, has yet to fully recover from…
Job Shadowing in Agriculture
Job shadowing can inspire students and expand their knowledge of job opportunities, so they make better career decisions. This report, one of a series, explores the effective job shadowing model used by Wonderful Agriculture Career…
Getting Ahead at School
Students in The Wonderful Company’s Agriculture Career Prep program show impressive gains, as 89% of participating freshman are on track for a college degree. This report, one of a series, offers five key principals to…
Making Work-Based Learning Work
Work-based learning helps alleviate a common issue for jobseekers: meeting a “relevant work experience” prerequisite that is hard to gain outside of the workplace. Americans seeking employment often face a conundrum: relevant work experience is…
Scaling Innovation in Community Colleges: A Guide to Action
Scaling Innovation in Community Colleges: A Guide to Action As community colleges look for ways to promote student success, the need for scaling effective approaches is critical. This guide builds on a framework developed in…
Skills Mapping in the Central Valley
This report, one of a series, examines how The Wonderful Company and its partners are using skills mapping to ensure that high school, college, and work-based learning experiences prepare students for high-paying careers in agriculture.…
Acceleration Strategies Series
Acceleration Strategies Series The Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) program is providing nearly $2 billion in funds to build the capacity of our nation’s community colleges. The Department of…
Launching Personalized Teaching in the Classroom
What is personalized learning, and how does it change the game of teaching and learning?
Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways
Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways *Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways* encourages state support as colleges use high-quality,…