The Marcy Lab School in New York City aims to offer a traditional college experience in just one year. We talked with co-founder Reuben Ogbonna about experimentation, growth, and student choice in higher ed. The post A true alternative to a four-year college? appeared first on Work Shift.

As the geography of U.S. job growth shifts, community colleges scramble to keep up. The post As rural job markets ‘rise,’ colleges face new demands appeared first on Work Shift.

Youth apprenticeships are growing, but federal data are too limited to tell us anything conclusive about the success of the model, writes Taylor White of New America. That's a problem. The post When it comes to young adults in apprenticeships, new federal data don’t tell the full story appeared first on Work Shift.

Going to college isn't an automatic ticket to a stronger network, writes Julia Freeland Fisher, author of "Who You Know." Institutions have to design for it. The post Can campus connections drive economic mobility? Yes, but not with the ‘same old’ approach appeared first on Work Shift.