The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Sponsored by Ascendium Education Group, the FORWARD curriculum is designed to support Cooperative Extension Professionals (CEPs) working to address workforce development issues in rural communities.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday it is spreading nearly $60 million across 63 organizations to address staffing shortages and quality of health care in rural areas. The ...

Dave Whittemore works in Kennebec Valley Community College’s heat pump lab, where he teaches students how to install and maintain electric heat pumps, which are growing in popularity across Maine.

Federal health care cuts mean providers will have less funding and more uninsured patients, especially impacting rural ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri House of Representatives Special Interim Committee on Workforce Innovation and Technology held its final meeting Tuesday before a new legislative session ...

The Michigan Department of Labor awarded $509,200 to enhance infrastructure, housing, and workforce growth in rural ...

The Trump administration’s budget bill included about $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. As part of an effort to offset those ...

Workforce development initiatives can be difficult to arrange for communities in remote parts of Oregon. It can be expensive to hire outside providers for job training or career exploration ...

There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

Maine has had success in adopting heat pumps across the state, and jobs have grown quickly — particularly in rural areas. But as the state approaches big deadlines for heat pump installation and ...