A conversation with leaders from two N.C. community colleges — Forsyth Technical Community College and Alamance Community College — on connecting learning, skills, and economic mobility. What does it take to make the skills learners…
New design insights from Education Design Lab’s Student Parent Success community show why belonging, visible support, childcare, and co-design must be central to student-parent success. Nearly one in five college students is raising children or…
New report by Education Design Lab explores what it takes to build skills-validation ecosystems that work for people — and at scale. As employers, educators, and workforce systems move toward skills-based practices, the challenge is…
Community colleges are at a pivotal moment. As learners, employers, and regional economies change, these institutions have an opportunity to lead the next evolution of higher education — if they can move beyond structures built…
How Education Design Lab is co-designing a micro-credential that signals demonstrated skills, not just completed coursework. Across systems, new career roles and credentials are being built to respond to real gaps in access, capacity, and…
People build valuable skills through work, caregiving, parenting, military-connected experiences, community leadership, education, and everyday problem-solving. Yet those skills are often invisible to the employers and institutions that make decisions about hiring and advancement. Education…
