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Embedding Industry Certifications in Degrees Critical to Maintaining Long-Term Relevance
Michael Prebil | Program Associate, Center on Education and Skills, New AmericaThe argument that college degrees aren’t worth the time and money no longer shocks the education policy crowd. But when my team at New America asked a couple of students…
At A Time of Extraordinary College Loan Debt, Gen Z Is Looking for New Approaches to Higher Education
Richard J. Polimeni | Chair, College Savings FoundationThe realities of paying for higher education create a formidable wall of concern for many families. There is the cost of college, which is daunting even for those expecting to…
“Full Employment” Economy Exposes Education System Deficits
Diane Bosak | Vice President for Workforce Strategies & Policy, Achieving the Dream Inc.A strong economy with historically low unemployment levels should be viewed as a positive for employers and jobseekers alike, but the skills gap and worker shortages in key occupations signal…
Enabling an Opportunity Ecosystem: Recognizing Learner KSAs in a Digital World
Mark Leuba | Vice President of Product Management, IMS Global Learning ConsortiumThis is a great time to be in education. We are at the early stages of a transformation that will place learners at its center. Technology that has been used…
What Will Be Important in the Learn and Work Ecosystem in 2030? How Do We Prepare?
Holly Zanville | Senior Advisor for Credentialing and Workforce Development, Lumina FoundationThis year’s kindergarteners will graduate from high school in 2030. It’s clear that they will need to prepare for a rapidly changing work-and-learn future, as will their parents and the…
From Pre-K to Postsecondary: Creating a Lifelong Education Continuum
Aaliyah Samuel | Director of the Education Division in the Center for Best Practices, National Governors AssociationHigher education doesn’t exist within a silo. Not only is it the jumping-off point for meeting the career needs of the modern world, it’s also the culmination of a K-12…
The Evolving Transactional Nature of Credentialing: Alternative Credentials Today
Jonathan Finkelstein | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CredlyAs the distinction between learning at colleges, universities and workplaces continues to erode, credentials are supplanting the traditional role of the degree in terms of skills verification. Unlike the degree,…