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Future of Work

Every person has gifts and potential. Shifting how our country empowers people in the workplace is key to unlocking them to the benefit of individuals, employers, and society as a whole.

 People learning on their computers Learning on the job has a whole new meaning in today’s market

Lifelong learning might be the key to fulfilling work.

 Three people's hands holding onto their college degree at graduation Why ‘bachelor’s degree required’ may be going out of style

A coalition of over 65 companies is nixing college degree requirements — and that's just the start. 

 A person sits at a table while someone leans over his shoulder The crucial thing that resumes and cover letters miss

Want to hire the most valuable talent at your organization? Here’s one approach that works.

 A student on a computer Can employers train their workforce more easily — and benefit, too?

Why mid-career skills programs could be the way forward

 A group of individuals hovering around a computer screen The most ‘in demand’ job skill isn’t what many think

It’s hard to overstate how much soft skills can affect the trajectory of a person’s career.

 Students engaged in their postsecondary educations 3 innovations connecting learners to jobs – and transforming education

New educational models fill the talent gap for employers and the opportunity gap for workers. 

 An excerpt from an old letter that reads, "we have not now, have never had, and do not expect to have in the near future, any women students..." How a widening labor gap becomes an opportunity

Attracting women to tech shouldn't be about quotas. It should be about this instead.

 A person on their laptop during nighttime at home How a flexible approach to work can help everyone thrive

In 2024, working 9-5 at a desk isn’t cutting it anymore.

 Photo collage of a person working, money, and a person graduating. Why modernizing the Pell Grant is both possible — and vital

This federal program hasn’t changed in decades. It’s time for a fresh start. 

 Collage of a person filling out a college application and other people 2 stories show what happens when we stop relying on college degrees

LaShana Lewis and Brandy Grace were very qualified, but not having a college degree held them back. 

 A group of people celebrate together in a hallway. Finding a job is good. Loving that job? Even better.

Some people believe a fulfilling job is out of their reach. It’s not true.

 A collage two photos side-by-side: One shows a student holding a degree in their hand. The othershows a person hammering a nail into a piece of wood. Our approach to higher education could use a reset. Here’s how.

We need a system of lifelong learning that aligns with the needs of both students and employers.
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