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Are we sending too many people to college or not enough? How can we better equip today's students with the skills they need to get great jobs? What role should business and government play in improving education and workforce outcomes? In "Lessons Earned," Strada Education Network's Ruth Watkins sits down with educators, employers, innovators, and policymakers who are challenging the status quo and exploring scalable solutions to help millions of people navigate between learning and earning. Learn more at https://stradaeducation.org/podcast-lessons-earned/.
Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
22 minutes
English
United States
28 episodes
since Feb. 4, 2020
episodic
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When Zaldwaynaka ("Z") Scott became president of Chicago State University in 2018, things were in pretty dire straits: the state budget had been slashed, operations rolled back, and they had gone years without permanent leadership. A mere four years later, things look very different and CSU is now …
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Millie Garcia understands the needs of first-generation college students because she was one. Now, as president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Millie advocates for students just like herself – a group she calls "the new majority" (low-income students, first-generati…
Americans are quitting their jobs at unprecedented rates, leaving millions of job openings and no one to fill them. The Great Resignation is likely motivated, at least in part, by the pandemic. But this trend speaks to a broader disconnect between employer needs and employee wants — a trend that's …
We know a college degree is a requirement for many jobs in the United States. Yet nearly two-thirds of Americans never earn a degree. Google's Lisa Gevelber says short-term credential programs could be the key to improving career opportunities for more people. And they might even create a more equi…
Is the so-called "student debt crisis" really a crisis? Author Beth Akers brings an economist's view of the ROI on education and says, on average, college is still worth the price — if you do it right.
A college or university can be deemed a "Hispanic Serving Institution" if at least a quarter of its students are Latino. But Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, says serving Latino students is about more than just enrolling them. It's about supporting their journey thro…
Most people agree we need to improve economic mobility in this country. How to do that is another question entirely. Join Strada Education Network's Ruth Watkins as she talks to educators, employers, and innovators about their best ideas for the future of education and work.
Growing up in San Francisco, Ebony Beckwith attended an academically selective high school where most of her classmates were university-bound. She opted for a different path, heading directly into the workforce while winding through several community colleges before realizing she needed that four-y…
Gerald Chertavian believes every young adult has potential and deserves a clear pathway to a great career, whether through college or directly into the workforce. And as founder and CEO of Year Up, he's proving that with the appropriate training and employer support, it can take as little as one ye…
There's no shortage of big, ambitious ideas for creating an education-workforce system that improves upward mobility for more people. Harvard education economist David Deming uses hard data to stress test those ideas and see what might work, and what probably won't. We talk to him about what he's l…
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