Launched in 2011, the Accelerating Opportunity (AO) initiative aims to help students who have low basic skills improve their ability to earn valued occupational credentials, obtain well-paying jobs, and sustain rewarding careers. The model focuses…

A study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development found that 24 million Americans in the workforce have low literacy skills, and nearly 46 million Americans struggle with numeracy. This skills deficit…

Authored by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor, this report summarizes the responses received from a joint Request for Information in April 2014, which solicited information on career pathways. Respondents…

A report and supplemental video from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce discuss the projection that there will be 1.6 job openings for nurses through 2020. However, it is also projected that the U.S. will face a shortfall…

This publication explains key provisions and implementation dates for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). It provides stakeholders with different opportunities to implement the provisions and programs enumerated in the Act.

This report, from the National Skills Coalition and the State Workforce and Education Alignment Project, explains how States can create dashboards to help State policymakers assess key outcomes across their State’s education and workforce programs,…

This brief provides an overview of the College of Menominee Nation (CMN) Tribal HPOG program, key findings to date, and stories from students who have participated in the program. The CMN Tribal HPOG program offers a Nursing Career Ladder to…

This report focuses on TANF recipients’ engagement and experiences in the HPOG Program, with the goal of helping understand how HPOG programs serve TANF recipients and developing hypotheses for further study. Specifically, this report uses…

This brief provides an overview of the Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) Tribal HPOG program, key findings to date, and stories from students who have benefitted from the program. Findings focus on program structures, program processes, and…

This brief provides an overview of the Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) Tribal HPOG program, key findings to date, and stories from students who have benefitted from the program. Findings focus on program structures, program processes,…