Friday, October 4, 2024
I grew up as a military brat, moving around and bouncing across continents, countries, states, and their local K-12 school systems. This gave me a unique vantage point into, and across, education systems. Incredibly, many systems—domestic and foreign—seemed to produce...
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
The historic investments of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS) present a unique opportunity to transform the U.S. workforce. These federal funding streams, while focused on near-term needs in...
Friday, September 6, 2024
This is part one of our “Social Capital and Me” series. Check back in the coming weeks for more stories from ESG staff about how social capital has impacted their experiences navigating the education to career pathway. Ever since I...
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
By 2031, at least 70 percent of working-age people in the U.S. will need a degree or other quality credential beyond high school to fulfill labor market needs. That’s 16 percentage points higher than our current postsecondary attainment rate, meaning...