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State Approaches to Short-Term Postsecondary Credentials: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Gaps
Download full textChristina Sedney; Patrick Lane – Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, 2025
The report "State Approaches to Short-Term Postsecondary Credentials: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Gaps" explores how state policymakers engage with short-term postsecondary credentials, highlighting key policy levers such as state authorization, consumer protections, financial aid, and quality standards. It examines the…
Descriptors: State Policy, Microcredentials, Postsecondary Education, Consumer Education
Mary M. Smith; Shaun M. Dougherty – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
States are increasingly adopting changes to K-12 funding systems in order to promote and encourage student engagement in secondary-level career and technical education (CTE). Two of the most prevalent reforms include: a) establishing tiered weights for CTE in school funding formulas based on the connection between a program of study and workforce…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High Schools, Educational Finance, State Policy
Eileen McAnneny; Andrew Hunter, Contributor – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2025
The purpose of this report is to provide readers with a comparative analysis of the Massachusetts workforce "system" structures and performance reporting processes compared to other states. Though the federal workforce development system is often examined in its entirety and individual state systems are at times examined independently,…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Comparative Analysis, Labor Market, Federal Regulation
Tom Keily; Ben Erwin – Education Commission of the States, 2024
High-quality work-based learning opportunities enable students to develop necessary skills and contribute to positive employment outcomes. State leaders are recognizing the value of work-based learning experiences -- not only for individuals but in service of state attainment and workforce development goals. As leaders recognize the value,…
Descriptors: Incentives, Work Experience Programs, Labor Force Development, Partnerships in Education
Dan Adams; Marie Falcone; Jessica Maddox; Emily Passias; Layla Alagic, Contributor; Kate Kreamer, Contributor; Stacy Whitehouse, Contributor – Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2025
"The State of Career Technical Education: Credentials of Value" report draws on a 2024 national scan of state practices, a 50-state survey, and interviews with state leaders to gather insights and strategies for improving the identification, validation, incentivization, and data collection related to credentials that support learners'…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Labor Force Development, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship
Tom Harnisch; Rachel Burns; Kelsey Heckert; Kelsey Kunkle; Dustin Weeden – State Higher Education Executive Officers, 2024
Public higher education leaders have entered 2024 aided by tailwinds of fiscal stability in many states and a strong national economy, but some challenges of the post-pandemic era remain, including strengthening the value proposition of higher education, building public trust, and meeting changing economic and workforce needs. This paper presents…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, Public Colleges
Ben Erwin; Tom Keily; Lauren Peisach – Education Commission of the States, 2024
In recognition of the importance of education attainment to individual economic mobility and state workforce development needs, state leaders are advancing policies to support access to pathways into postsecondary education, training and the workforce. Although college and career readiness has long been a priority for policymakers, a growing…
Descriptors: State Policy, Labor Force Development, College Readiness, Career Readiness
