On September 23, 2016, Mississippi held its first state data summit, “Advancing the Use of Data for a Bright Mississippi Future.” The focus of the summit was how state policymakers can use cross-program data tools to better align workforce and…

This blog post from the Administration for Children and Families provides an overview of the Pathways to Advancing Careers and Education study, which focuses on nine career pathways programs and looks at risk factors that prevent low-income students…

This recently released memo from CLASP serves as a reference guide on the WIOA adult program’s priority of service for “recipients of public assistance, other low- income individuals, and individuals who are basic skills deficient.” The guide…

The most recent WIOA regulations described how education and workforce development partners can design and implement a key strategy in career pathways: Integrated Education and Training (IET). IET programs are designed to help participants seek goal…

This report from Jobs for the Future provides an overview of the Competency-Based Education (CBE) landscape, and examines academic and personal barriers that underprepared adult learners face and how adapted CBE programs can help students overcome…

Youth summer jobs programs have experienced a resurgence of interest and investment since the Great Recession, driven by concerns about high unemployment rates among young people, particularly those who are low-income, black, or Hispanic. Recent…

This webinar from July 7, 2016, hosted by the National Skills Coalition, highlighted key points from a selection of state plans. It was intended to help a broad set of stakeholders reflect on their state plan’s strategies and critical implementation…

This new report from the National Skills Coalition (NSC) draws on examples from 14 states to see how they have addressed recommendations offered by NSC in the 2015 publication…

The purpose of this Training and Employment Notice (TEN) is to announce the advance posting of the WIOA final regulations, specifically:

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Joint Rule for Unified and Combined State…

The Departments of Education (ED) and Labor (DOL) issued this Joint Final Rule to implement jointly administered activities authorized by Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) that was signed into law on…