Purpose: For decades, federal and state agencies have identified teacher shortages in high-needs endorsement areas (HNEAs), including science, mathematics, and special education, as a critical problem. Many states have implemented policies and practices to recruit HNEA teachers, but little is known about how their workforce outcomes compare with…

Purpose: For decades, federal and state agencies have identified teacher shortages in high-needs endorsement areas (HNEAs), including science, mathematics, and special education, as a critical problem. Many states have implemented policies and practices to recruit HNEA teachers, but little is known about how their workforce outcomes compare with…

This research brief highlights evidence-based strategies for recruiting and hiring highly effective teachers, a critical challenge for many districts facing ongoing shortages. Research emphasizes that early and open hiring processes expand applicant pools and lead to better matches between teachers and schools, improving retention and student…

Through an unsustainable moniker that often receives no reprieve, Black women student affairs professionals become the institutional fixer--the StrongBlackWoman who can do all. Through a raced and gendered expectation, they support the needs of their students, many of whom are students of color. This effort creates a precarious double bind that…

As quantum technologies transition from the research laboratory into commercial development, the opportunities for students to begin their careers in this new quantum industry are increasing. With these new career pathways, more and more people are considering the best ways to educate students about quantum concepts and relevant skills. In…

In alignment with Vision 2030, the Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) Program serves as a fundamental tool for meeting the goals of equity in access, equity in support, and equity in success. The EWD Program enhances career education and supports students' socioeconomic mobility by providing opportunities for workforce training, upskilling,…

The early care and education (ECE) workforce plays a crucial role in supporting young children's development during a formative period in their lives. Despite the essential nature of this work, the ECE field is marked by low wages, limited support, and persistent disparities, leaving many educators without adequate resources to thrive…

This inaugural installment of "Mapping Community Colleges Around the World: Comparative Perspectives and Collaborative Pathways" features "global snapshots" of community colleges and counterpart institutions, programs, and initiatives in an array of country and regional contexts. Briefs in this issue include: (1) The Global…

Teacher turnover in rural schools remains a primary concern for public education in the United States, especially in southern states, with higher rates of turnover. This case study examines the experiences of rural teachers in South Carolina, exploring how structural inequalities, professional identities, and social communities shape retention.…

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of the professional development programs on individual career development. The objective of this study is to evaluate the alignment of professional programs with the changing business environment in China and their ability to address the market skills gap. Design/methodology/approach: This study…

Recent Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act legislation in the United States has initiated increasingly complex and multi-tiered systems for program implementation in the adult learning, career training, and workforce development sectors. The paper presents a conceptual framework to assist in understanding capacity building for implementation…

Projections show that in the next 5 years, Brazil will have 9 million students in higher education courses (a 50% increase in the period). This growth is concentrated in the distance learning modality, which is expected to triple until it reaches 4.5 million students. This phenomenon may be explained by the development of technological tools, the…

Understanding the role of higher education in a system of high participation is becoming more important to providers and policymakers internationally. In this system, whereby increasingly higher education is taking place in vocational institutions, there has been renewed focus on the distinct nature of this provision, and the benefits it may hold…

Friday May 8, 2020 saw the release of the most disastrous monthly jobs report in American economic history. In this piece, the authors try to examine three issues for higher education institutions and students in New England. First, what is the magnitude of job losses in New England compared with the rest of the nation. Second, how have the…

Labor market impacts of COVID-19 shutdowns have been very unequal across industries, occupations and levels of educational attainment. Job losses in the month since the beginning of the shutdowns (between mid-March and mid-April) were concentrated in industries that primarily employ individuals with lower levels of education--industries such as…