{"id":82154,"date":"2022-07-30T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=82154"},"modified":"2022-07-30T12:50:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:50:33","slug":"the-workforce-is-changing-can-community-colleges-change-with-it-burke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2022\/07\/30\/the-workforce-is-changing-can-community-colleges-change-with-it-burke\/","title":{"rendered":"The workforce is changing. Can community colleges change with it? [Burke]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The workforce is changing. Can community colleges change with it?<\/strong> <\/a>— from workshift.opencampusmedia.org by Bylilah Burke; with thanks to Dr. Paul Czarapata for this resource
\nAdvocates and researchers in education are asking if two-year institutions might transform to reach a fuller potential\u2014serving as community hubs for social and economic mobility.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Increasingly, they\u2019re also the place students like Plunkett turn to when they find themselves at a dead end in their career and need to retool.\u00a0And advocates and researchers in education are asking if these institutions might transform to reach a fuller potential\u2014serving as community hubs for social and economic mobility.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s certainly the future envisioned by groups like Achieving the Dream, a leader in the student success movement. Karen Stout, president and CEO of the organization, has said that means\u00a0colleges must take a more active role in bringing career-aligned education and reskilling opportunities\u2014whether their own programs or those developed by industry\u2014to the community.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past, community colleges were lifelong-learning institutions,\u201d Stout\u00a0told\u00a0Work Shift<\/em>\u00a0earlier this year. \u201cNow we must become lifelong career-matching institutions\u2014a source of upskilling, a rational pathway to career development that weaves together opportunities for students to move in and out of work and school that is designed to progressively lead to a career in a particular field.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a tall order, as the American workforce from Alabama to Wyoming is set to change drastically over the next few decades. Can community colleges rise to the occasion? Some already are.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also from workshift.opencampusmedia.org, see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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A series of high-profile researchers and commentators this past week put the U.S. financial aid system under the microscope\u2014looking at whether it reduces or perpetuates inequality. @kevincarey1<\/a>, @dynarski<\/a>, @linzcpage<\/a>, @jscottclayton<\/a>, Art Hauptmanhttps:\/\/t.co\/YBhzEC3p3D<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 workshiftnews (@workshiftnews) July 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n