Category: Adult Learning
Community colleges are uniquely positioned to train the nation’s AI workforce
by Antonio Delgado, The Hechinger Report February 9, 2026 Every industrial revolution begins by creating a new middle class. The […]
February 9, 2026
As men stop going to college, women have now overtaken them in graduate and professional degrees
by Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report January 20, 2026 WATERTOWN, Mass. — Amanda Leef remembers thinking for the first time […]
January 20, 2026
Early childhood educator apprenticeships offer an answer to child care shortages
by Nirvi Shah, The Hechinger Report January 7, 2026 About six years ago, an apprentice training to be a machinist […]
January 7, 2026
Amid a national shortage of nurses, nursing apprenticeships are beginning to offer a solution to the problem
This story was produced in partnership with Work Shift and reprinted with permission. MOBILE, Ala. — Three or four times […]
December 10, 2025
With preschool teachers in short supply, cities, states turn to apprenticeships
by Nirvi Shah, The Hechinger Report December 5, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — In a playground outside a YMCA, Mayra Aguilar […]
December 5, 2025
As the job market tightens, workers without degrees could hit a ‘paper ceiling’
by Lawrence Lanahan, The Hechinger Report December 2, 2025 DENVER — On a bus headed downtown, Cherri McKinney opened a compact […]
December 2, 2025
Student-parents belong on college campuses. So do their children
Too many student-parents never make it to graduation, in no small part because their campuses don’t adequately help them fit […]
October 27, 2025