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More than 21,000 students engaged in non-credit workforce education/training from the state's higher education institutions during the 2023-24 academic year, with schools tallying nearly 600,000 ...

When Walmart stopped requiring college degrees for most of its corporate jobs last year, the company confronted three deep truths about work and schooling: A college diploma is only a proxy for what ...

How states can align their short-term workforce financial aid with Workforce Pell to maximize impact and reduce duplication.

Serving in the military is an education like no other. Still, when you’re ready to pursue further education and earn a degree or achieve other goals, many benefits and resources can help. In fact, ...

A handful of innovators have developed successful programs to help lift low-income workers into the middle class. Can their model become the norm? By Steve Lohr Steve Lohr, a longtime reporter for The ...