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Download full textIris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2023
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs, Nontraditional Education
Iris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2022
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs, Nontraditional Education
Iris Palmer; Shalin Jyotishi – New America, 2022
Despite the growing demand and availability of non-degree workforce training, outcomes for these programs are mixed. For some, non-degree programs are a faster, more affordable pathway to a good job, and, more importantly, a career that offers economic security--they represent the future of education. But for others, non-degree programs are a…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Community Colleges, Credentials, Work Experience Programs
Tesfai, Lul – New America, 2020
Mayors play a crucial role in helping people attain the education and skills necessary to enter the workforce and climb the economic ladder. While many American cities are thriving today, they are also home to rising levels of economic inequality, driven in part by the difficulty non-college-educated workers face in securing family-sustaining…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Apprenticeships, Labor Force Development
Love, Ivy; Palmer, Iris – New America, 2020
As additional states embark on the process of implementing four-year degrees at community colleges, they can learn from others' experience for help navigating the legislative, regulatory, and program approval processes. This brief uses examples from states currently offering bachelor's degrees at their community colleges to provide guidance for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, State Policy, Educational Policy
Muñiz, Jenny – New America, 2020
For many non-traditional candidates, the path into teaching is riddled with bumps and detours. They must pay for increasingly expensive coursework and certification costs, attend classes that conflict with work schedules, and forgo wages to complete unfunded student teaching requirements. These roadblocks can deter valuable local…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Nontraditional Students, Barriers, Grants
Bell, Charles – New America, 2022
In April 2021, New America's Open Technology Institute (OTI) and the Philanthropication thru Privatization Project (PtP) released a joint proposal that the federal government should invest a substantial portion of the windfall proceeds from future auctions of public airwaves (spectrum) to seed a new Digital Equity Foundation dedicated to…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Governance, Accountability, Public Agencies
