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Measuring state progress in connecting education with opportunity.
The recent enactment of Workforce Pell grants for short-term, occupational training highlights the need to address the question of whether noncredit occupational training pays off for students.
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MiraCosta College’s Increase Diversity, Equity, and Advancement in Biotechnology program, funded in part by a grant from Strada, includes a unique partnership between the college and two local biotech employers.
A report indicates both success and the need for improvement on the part of community colleges in meeting students’ varied goals
The community college learning lab and dental clinic is now a newly refurbished space where dental hygiene students refine their technique on mannequins outfitted with realistic incisors, molars, and cuspids. The clinic was remodeled through a partnership with Delta Dental of Rhode Island and supported by a $400,000 grant from Strada Education Foundation.
Applied connections between education and work are increasingly a part of undergraduate education in the United States.
The education policy advocate brings extensive federal experience to shape policy solutions that strengthen pathways to opportunity.
A new and improved Free Application for Federal Student Aid should help more students and their families access money to pay for college, but presents challenges for those who help students complete it.
The credentialing program, supported by a grant from Strada, gives students training that makes them more attractive to prospective employers and graduate schools.
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Nine University of Texas campuses now offer microcredentials, funded in part from a Strada grant challenge.
A program partially funded by Strada’s Beyond Completion Challenge enables students to earn a valuable Google Career Certificate and take Adobe Certified Professional exams.
The University of Texas System puts programs in place at nine campuses for students to earn additional certificates and skills badges that should be desirable for employers.
To better understand the value community colleges provide to individuals and communities, we need to acknowledge the range of needs they serve.
A new Strada research report indicates that community college attendees have mixed opinions on the value of their education from those institutions.
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The Principles identify essential strategies for supporting students through quality education-to-career guidance as they transition from education to employment.
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Home to one of the nation’s leading longitudinal data systems, Minnesota’s publicly available dashboards are designed to help policymakers and students alike.
More than 300 education and industry leaders from 36 U.S. states came together to learn from one another about how states are connecting education after high school with economic opportunity.
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This year the Strada HBCU Initiative celebrates its fourth year — a milestone that includes the graduation of many students in the first cohort of Strada Scholars.
