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Work Shift is a digital hub for news, analysis, and opinion focused on whether education and training are delivering the talent and opportunity that society needs. About Contact Funders Editorial Independence Reporting on the connections between education and work Topics Apprenticeship Career Services Corporate Partnerships Education & Work Federal Policy Microcredentials Opinion The Job About Submit an Essay Become a Sponsor Funders Editorial Independence Contact Us The Latest Community Colleges Are Rolling Out AI Programs—With a Boost from Big Tech AI + Opportunity by Colleen Connolly May 8, 2024 7 minute read Workers Need Custom Career Paths, Not Cookie-Cutter Plans Opinion by Craig Maloney May 8, 2024 4 minute read As More Education Paths Emerge, Questions Linger About Which Ones Deliver Education & Work by Elyse Ashburn May 1, 2024 5 minute read Public Infrastructure on Skills The Job by Paul Fain April 25, 2024 8 minute read AI + Opportunity Community Colleges Are Rolling Out AI Programs—With a Boost from Big Tech by Colleen Connolly May 8, 2024 The Latest Opinion Workers Need Custom Career Paths, Not Cookie-Cutter Plans One-size-fits-all education and career planning isn’t good for people or for meeting business goals, writes Craig Maloney, CEO of InStride. Education & Work As More Education Paths Emerge, Questions Linger About Which Ones Deliver New research out of Rutgers University finds that, at the national level, we still don’t know much about which non-degree credentials pay off—but individual states are increasingly shining light on that question. The Job Public Infrastructure on Skills The search for population-level solutions to strengthen links between education and work. Newsletter Subscribe to The Job A weekly newsletter about connections between education and the American workforce. Get Paul Fain’s take on what to watch as postsecondary education and job training systems work to better serve lower-income learners and workers. Latest issues Public Infrastructure on Skills The search for population-level solutions to strengthen links between education and work. Billion Dollar Questions A temperature check on skills-based hiring and AI’s impact on education+work. AI + Opportunity Could AI Open Up the Legal Profession? Not Anytime Soon. Legal jobs top the list of those highly exposed to AI, but that doesn’t mean hiring and the path into high-paying roles will be changing anytime soon. by Lilah Burke April 24, 2024 Opinion May 12, 2024 Workers Need Custom Career Paths, Not Cookie-Cutter Plans Will the Rise of AI Spell the Demise of Social Capital? Big Tech’s New Paper Ceiling Opinion Beyond the Status Quo: Why ‘College or Bust’ Limits Economic Mobility Our overwhelming focus on the four-year degree as the sole pathway to career success isn’t working for far too many people, writes Kate Naranjo. Why not dream big to create a system that works for everyone? by Kate Naranjo October 18, 2023 Read More Microcredentials Google Launches New Certificates Built for Hiring Google Cloud just rolled out certificates in cyber and data built for the AI age–and designed to fast-track hiring at major employers like the U.S. Treasury. by Elyse Ashburn April 24, 2024 Read More AI + Opportunity ACE to Launch Global Data Consortium of the ‘Student Experience’—Powered by AI The nation’s umbrella higher education association hopes to harness AI to illuminate and improve the student experience. by Elyse Ashburn April 17, 2024 Read More AI + Opportunity Say Hello to ‘The Cusp’ Podcast Veteran journalist Paul Fain gets real with expert guests about AI’s impact on education and work. by Work Shift Staff April 17, 2024 Read More The Job Skills Training for the Undegreed Community colleges turn to virtual training for high-demand roles in the skilled trades. by Paul Fain April 11, 2024 Read More Apprenticeship Can Texas Apprenticeships Put a Dent in the Nursing Shortage? South Texas College is set to offer the first federally-approved registered nurse apprenticeship program, which aims to boost healthcare and economic opportunities for residents. by Erin Strout April 4, 2024 About Work Shift is a digital hub for news, analysis, and opinion focused on whether education and training are delivering the talent and opportunity that society needs. About Contact Funders Editorial Independence Work Shift Reporting on the connections between education and work. About Contact Funders Editorial Independence Download the Work Shift Guide to Understanding New Collar Apprenticeships...