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Today's Realities—Tomorrow's Workforce: Addressing Region 7's Rural Workforce Mismatch
Today's Realities—Tomorrow's Workforce: Addressing Region 7's Rural Workforce Mismatch The rural counties of Region 7, a sub-state area designated by the state of Alabama to address workforce development issues, has yet to fully recover from…
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Job Shadowing in Agriculture
Job shadowing can inspire students and expand their knowledge of job opportunities, so they make better career decisions. This report, one of a series, explores the effective job shadowing model used by Wonderful Agriculture Career…
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Getting Ahead at School
Students in The Wonderful Company’s Agriculture Career Prep program show impressive gains, as 89% of participating freshman are on track for a college degree. This report, one of a series, offers five key principals to…
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Making Work-Based Learning Work
Work-based learning helps alleviate a common issue for jobseekers: meeting a “relevant work experience” prerequisite that is hard to gain outside of the workplace. Americans seeking employment often face a conundrum: relevant work experience is…
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Scaling Innovation in Community Colleges: A Guide to Action
Scaling Innovation in Community Colleges: A Guide to Action As community colleges look for ways to promote student success, the need for scaling effective approaches is critical. This guide builds on a framework developed in…
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Skills Mapping in the Central Valley
This report, one of a series, examines how The Wonderful Company and its partners are using skills mapping to ensure that high school, college, and work-based learning experiences prepare students for high-paying careers in agriculture.…
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Acceleration Strategies Series
Acceleration Strategies Series The Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) program is providing nearly $2 billion in funds to build the capacity of our nation’s community colleges. The Department of…
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Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways
Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways *Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways* encourages state support as colleges use high-quality,…
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The Role of Digital Technologies in Deeper Learning
The Role of Digital Technologies in Deeper Learning To compete in today’s global, knowledge-based, and innovation-centered economy, young people must go beyond a high school diploma and acquire not just academic knowledge, but interpersonal and…