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How Community Colleges Can Establish Better Partnerships with Employers

Jun 6, 2019

Career and technical education programs give students a chance to engage in learning relevant to their chosen fields and apply immediately for jobs. A strategic vision of collaboration between industry and community colleges can benefit all parties.
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Appalachia Partnership Helps Both Workers and Employers in a Changing Market

Aug 30, 2018

An innovative program in Appalachia is realigning the skills of the workforce with the needs of employers, getting people back on the job and providing a 21st-century model of workforce development.

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COVID-19 and the Economy, America's Blood Supply, 10 Years of the ACA: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 and the economy, strengthening the U.S. blood supply, 10 years of the Affordable Care Act, and more.

Mar 27, 2020
Commentary

Navigating College and Career Readiness in a Time of Uncertainty

How we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic today will likely have longer-term effects. This means that we need to think about people who are actively preparing for that future: high school students looking to enter college and careers.

Mar 26, 2020
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Supporting Students' College and Career Pathways: Teacher and Principal Perspectives

Schools play a critical role in giving students access to college and career information and resources. What do U.S. high school educators think about the quality and availability of the resources that their schools provide?

Mar 26, 2020
Journal Article

Do High School Stem Courses Prepare Non-College Bound Youth for Jobs in the Stem Economy?

In this paper we used data from a nationally representative sample of 10th graders in 2002 to test the hypothesis that non-college bound youth who take advanced academic STEM courses and applied STEM courses in high school will be more likely to hold jobs in the STEM economy and earn higher wages in the years immediately after exiting high school. We find no evidence in support of this hypothesis.

Aug 8, 2017
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Workforce Development for the Jobs of the Future

In this Events @ RAND podcast, our panel of experts discusses what California, the federal government, and employers are doing to nurture a workforce that is well prepared for the jobs of today and the future.

Sep 1, 2016
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Improving Mongolia's Labor Market and Enhancing Opportunities for Youth

Despite a recent slowdown, Mongolia has experienced dramatic economic growth in the 2000s. Youth labor-market success is important to Mongolia's economic future. Insights from the challenges young Mongolians face, as well as their achievements and aspirations, can help inform policy.

Aug 24, 2015
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Building a Sound Technical and Vocational Education and Training System

Technical and vocational education and training in India has expanded significantly over the past two decades. But quality and relevance remain significant issues. What may be learned from other countries' experiences?

Dec 31, 2014
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Gender inequalities in the school-to-work transition in Europe: Short Statistical Report No. 4

The school-to-work transition has been made difficult by high unemployment for men and women. However, research has also demonstrated that even with considerable gains in education, women continue to have unequal labour market outcomes.

Oct 29, 2014
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Encouraging Workforce Development in the Gulf States

As Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama seek to expand their economies, employers will require highly literate workers with advanced technical skills. RAND has conducted extensive research on K-12, college, and vocational education in the United States and overseas, as well as the role of education in workforce development.

Nov 1, 2012
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Job Opportunities, Economic Resources, and the Postsecondary Destinations of American Youth

Using two measures of job opportunities—local unemployment rates and the percentage of local workers employed in jobs that require a bachelor's degree—I find support for the warehouse hypothesis. In areas where unemployment is low, with ample jobs that do not require a bachelor's degree, youth have higher odds of entering the labor force.

Jul 31, 2009
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The Future at Work: Labor-Market Realities and the Transition to Adulthood

Young people making the transition from school to work in the twenty-first century in the United States and other developed economies can be expected to face a very different world of work than their parents' generation.

Dec 31, 2008
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Does Participation in a School-To-Career Program Limit Educational and Career Opportunities?

School-to-career (STC) programs have frequently been criticized for steering participants into a one-track career path and narrowing their scope of educational possibilities.

Apr 1, 2002
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School-to-work Transitions in the United States: How Immigrants and Natives Differ

This research analyzes whether and how immigrant and native high school graduates who are leaving school without college degrees and entering the workforce differ during their school-to-work transitions.

Jan 1, 1998
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Shared Inquiry: Learning How to Really Succeed in Business

Preparing today's students to become productive and successful members of tomorrow's workforce is a significant undertaking.

Dec 31, 1995
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The Transition to Stable Employment: The Experience of U.S. Youth in Their Early Labor Market Career

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Dec 31, 1994
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Nicholas Broten

Assistant Policy Researcher; Ph.D. Candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education M.S. in economics, California Institute of Technology; M.Sc. in economic history, London School of Economics; B.A. in political economy, University of California, Berkeley
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Lindsay Daugherty

Senior Policy Researcher
Education Ph.D. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in applied economics, University of Michigan; B.A. in economics, University of California, Berkeley
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Julia H. Kaufman

Policy Researcher
Education B.A. in English literature, University of Pittsburgh; M.A. in teaching, University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D. in international education, New York University
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Tepring Piquado

Physical Scientist; Professor and Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Advisor (IDEA), Pardee RAND Graduate School
Education Ph.D., M.S. in neuroscience, Brandeis University; B.S. in computer science, Georgetown University

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