Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jean Eddy is the Executive Chair of American Student Assistance. Although each state has unique educational, political, and ...

Federal and state policies can strengthen work-based learning, leverage partnerships and address the digital skills divide, ...

State and regional associations can help build colleges' capacity for work-based learning, including internships, apprenticeships, and project-based capstones. Creating hands-on, work-based learning ...

A recent study suggests that although there is growing interest in skills- and competency-based learning, few colleges and universities have actually implemented the new model. The report, released ...

School districts in every state now have the green light to establish competency-based education programs and models in their classrooms—but they have a lot of work to do on the operational side to ...

Employers across the country struggle to fill certain jobs, particularly in fields such as nursing and teaching. And yet, a pool of untapped talent already exists within their organizations that could ...

Real-life case study looking at how work-based learning can provide a great alternative to traditional study and build key skills.

Research shows that reward-based learning requires the two neuromodulators to balance one another's influence -- like the accelerator and brakes on a car If you've heard of two of the brain's chemical ...

How do teachers learn to teach in a way they likely never experienced as students, and especially if they didn’t learn how do it in their preparation programs? One option is to learn that way through ...

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