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A national scan reveals gaps in health care degree apprenticeships. Explore the roles with few pathways and what employers need to connect paid learning, clinical preparation, and workforce development.

A look at the state’s plan to centralize workforce governance, and why it matters for apprenticeship.

Local roots predict which teachers stay, but preparation remains essential. Explore what a Maryland study of 35,246 teachers means for grow-your-own programs, classroom readiness, and long-term retention.

The McKinsey Global Institute's new report, Workforce in Motion: Skills and Pathways to Future Jobs in the United States, projects that healthcare support and healthcare professional roles could add about 3.5 million jobs by 2035, the two largest net gains of any occupational groups it studied. It also finds that most of the workers who could fill those jobs can't get there without help.

If your program is rethinking LiveText, this post covers what to look for in a new platform, how Craft Connect supports work-based learning in education and healthcare, and five steps to plan the move.

Federal grant creates an earn-and-learn pathway for 500 school employees to become licensed teachers