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context-template "><div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="view view-term view-id-term view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-term-block-1-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <article id="node-2180-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-2180 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t1 wt1 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal no-more pt1 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Overviews'>Overview</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2016-01-20T14:41:00">January 20, 2016</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/topic-workforce-and-education" title="Education and the Workforce"> <span class="title">Education and the Workforce</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Trends, Readiness and Preparation</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h3> A thriving workforce is at the heart of SREB’s mission to improve education and help states build robust economies. </h3> <p> Technology promises seismic shifts in the jobs of tomorrow. SREB is committed to helping state leaders find solutions to the challenge of preparing children, youth and adults for a changing workplace. </p> <p> Recent <a href="/about-commissions">SREB commissions</a> have addressed how schools and colleges can prepare students for the world of work. Our analysts monitor data on educational attainment and workforce trends, and our school improvement programs help schools adopt high-quality <a href="/CTE">career pathways</a>. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/topic-workforce-and-education"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div>  <div id="block-views_blocks-term-block_1-14" class=" ip-above accordion-1st accordion-multi dd block block-views_blocks region-even odd region-count-2 count-7 featured views-block channel context-global "><div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="view view-term view-id-term view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-term-block-1-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last"> <article id="node-6460-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6460 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t592 wt592 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image no-more pt592 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Featured Posts'>Featured Post</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-11-18T14:18:00">November 18, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/state-workforce-outlooks" title="Dual Threat: Report and state profiles >"> <span class="title">Dual Threat: Report and state profiles ></span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> The coronavirus pandemic has sped the loss of low-skill jobs to automation by five years. And those low-skill jobs vulnerable to automation are also hardest hit by economic impacts of the pandemic. We’ve updated our <a href= "/publication/pandemics-dual-threat-vulnerable-workers">workforce outlook brief</a> and <a href="/state-workforce-outlooks">state profiles</a> for 2020.  </p> <p> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/state-workforce-outlooks" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/workforce.png?1605727205" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="980" height="559" /></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/state-workforce-outlooks"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div>  <div id="block-views_blocks-term-block_1-4" class=" te-show-attachments ip-above fif-rt fiw-25 switch-tabs-pt tabs-1st vsort-manual vlim-192 dd block block-views_blocks region-odd even region-count-3 count-8 posts views-block channel context-template "><div class="block-inner"> <div class="block-content content"> <div class="view view-term view-id-term view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-term-block-1-1"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <article id="node-6459-teaser" class=" accordion-collapsed dd node node-teaser node-type-post node-6459 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-images has-more has-file pt103 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-11-18T07:58:00">November 18, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/pandemics-dual-threat-vulnerable-workers" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/lower_ed_levels.png?1605712397" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="980" height="535" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/pandemics-dual-threat-vulnerable-workers" title="The Pandemic’s Dual Threat for Vulnerable Workers"> <span class="title">The Pandemic’s Dual Threat for Vulnerable Workers</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Accelerated automation and post-pandemic impacts could displace millions</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p>The COVID-19 pandemic presents a dual threat to vulnerable workers in the South. Accelerated automation and unemployment potential due to COVID-19 could impact the lives of millions.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-pandemic-brief-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-11800 first"><span><span class="file fid-11800 file-pandemic-brief-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/pandemic_brief.pdf?1609858659" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more"><span><a href="/publication/pandemics-dual-threat-vulnerable-workers"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-the-pandemic-s-dual-threat-for-vulnerable-workers-pdf- link-0"><span><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/pandemic_brief.pdf?1609858659"><span class="link-text">The Pandemic's Dual Threat for Vulnerable Workers (PDF)</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-state-workforce-outlooks link-1"><span><a href="/state-workforce-outlooks"><span class="link-text">State Workforce Outlooks</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-printable-regional-infographic- link-2 last"><span><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/pandemic_infographic_regional.pdf?1608318371"><span class="link-text">Printable Regional Infographic </span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <article id="node-7920-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-7920 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt68 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2023-09-21T12:42:00">September 21, 2023</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Natalee Jones</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>Policy Analyst</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/sreb-region-lags-behind-new-skills-report" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/picture1.png?1695315061" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="980" height="485" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/sreb-region-lags-behind-new-skills-report" title="SREB Region Lags Behind in New Skills Report"> <span class="title">SREB Region Lags Behind in New Skills Report</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p>In the new Coursera Global Skills <a href="https://www.coursera.org/skills-reports/global/">Report</a>, the United States ranked 78 out 100 countries on job skills observed from Coursera’s learner base. The three job-relevant skill domains compared in the report were business, technology and data science.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/blog-post/sreb-region-lags-behind-new-skills-report"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-6527-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6527 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt68 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2021-01-13T10:55:00">January 13, 2021</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Meagan Crowe, SREB Policy Analyst</span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/early-pandemic-impacts-threaten-regions-workforce" title="Early Pandemic Impacts Threaten the Region’s Workforce"> <span class="title">Early Pandemic Impacts Threaten the Region’s Workforce</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p><span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1 image w50 left"><a href="/blog-post/early-pandemic-impacts-threaten-regions-workforce" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/untitled_design_5_0.png?1610561685" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="980" height="631" /></a></span></p> <p>In 2019, the Southern Regional Education Board projected that 18 million workers across the SREB region could become unemployable or stuck in low-wage jobs by 2030 if states did nothing to raise their skills to a postsecondary level.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first"><span><a href="/blog-post/early-pandemic-impacts-threaten-regions-workforce"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-tennessee-score-how-education-can-help-tennessee-address-workforce-needs link-0 last"><span><a href="https://tnscore.org/how-education-can-help-tennessee-address-workforce-needs/"><span class="link-text">Tennessee SCORE: How Education Can Help Tennessee Address Workforce Needs</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6541-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6541 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t445 wt445 wt146 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more has-file pt103 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2021-01-25T10:59:00">January 25, 2021</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>January 2021</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>7 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/covid-19-impacts-child-care-providers-and-families" rel="" aria-label="report cover image"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/2021_childcare_brief_page_1.png?1611592936" alt="report cover image" title="" loading="lazy" width="757" height="980" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/covid-19-impacts-child-care-providers-and-families" title="COVID-19 Impacts on Child Care Providers and Families"> <span class="title">COVID-19 Impacts on Child Care Providers and Families</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Higher Costs, Lower Enrollment Threaten Availability</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed—and exacerbated—challenges affecting our nation’s child care system. Many child care operators have struggled financially as they deal with shut downs, lower enrollments and increased costs. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-2021-childcare-brief-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-11889 first"><span><span class="file fid-11889 file-2021-childcare-brief-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/2021_childcare_brief.pdf?1611592839" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/publication/covid-19-impacts-child-care-providers-and-families"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-6693-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6693 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block has-video past-event has-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-more pt518 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date event-date passed'><time datetime="2021-06-16T14:00:00"><span class="date-display-single">June 16, 2021 - <span class="date-display-start">2:00pm</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">3:00pm</span></span></time></span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-video field-image-preset-thumbnail c1 c-1"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zpc_TxVzPvE?autoplay=1&rel=0" class="video-lightframe provider-youtube" rel="lightframe" aria-label="Play video"><span class="video-play"></span><img src="https://www.sreb.org/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/emvideo-youtube-Zpc_TxVzPvE.jpg?1624286488" alt="A Conversation Among Governors" title="" loading="lazy" class="imagecache imagecache-thumbnail" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/conversation-among-governors" title="A Conversation Among Governors"> <span class="title">A Conversation Among Governors</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Education and Workforce Recovery</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5> <a href="https://youtu.be/Zpc_TxVzPvE"><strong>View the webinar recording</strong></a> </h5> <p> Southern governors discussed the central role of education in fueling growth through workforce and economic development. The conversation also covered spending priorities for federal relief funding and priorities for improving education. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/webinar/conversation-among-governors"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6413-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6413 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t1152 wt1152 wt552 wt145 wt0 t991 wt991 wt611 wt148 wt0 t442 wt442 wt145 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-files has-image has-more pt103 has-4-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-10-08T13:26:00">October 8, 2020</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>October 2020</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>36 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/partnerships-align-education-and-careers" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/workready_report_2020_page_01_0.jpg?1602179865" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="757" height="980" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/partnerships-align-education-and-careers" title="Partnerships to Align Education and Careers"> <span class="title">Partnerships to Align Education and Careers</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Report of the Commission on Strategic Partnerships for Work-Ready Students</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> This commission report offers a vision of education connected to local careers and shows how to make it a reality through partnerships and policy. With 11 recommendations to help states build strategic industry sector partnerships, the report covers policies, funding and building the capacity of educators. It also spotlights innovative solutions from around the nation.  </p> <p> <span class="file fid-11314 file-workready-2020-execsum-2-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/workready_2020_execsum_2.pdf?1602530091" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY</span></a></span> </p> <p> <span class="file fid-11306 file-workready-report-2020-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/workready_report_2020.pdf?1602530051" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD REPORT</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/partnerships-align-education-and-careers"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-6436-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6436 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block past-event has-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1152 wt1152 wt552 wt145 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-more pt518 has-3-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date event-date passed'><time datetime="2020-12-10T11:00:00"><span class="date-display-single">December 10, 2020 - <span class="date-display-start">11:00am</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">12:00pm</span></span></time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/expanding-work-based-learning-experiences" title="Expanding Work-Based Learning Experiences"> <span class="title">Expanding Work-Based Learning Experiences</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Tools and Mechanisms: Reach More Students Using Technology</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5> <a href="http://youtu.be/9iKmGb2QYA4">View the webinar recording</a> </h5> <p> Preparing students to be career-ready is important and complex work. Educators, workforce development leaders, and industry representatives need simulated workplace programs and other virtual solutions to expand work-based learning opportunities in rural and hard-to-serve communities. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/webinar/expanding-work-based-learning-experiences"><span class="read-more-text">Full details</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6435-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6435 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1152 wt1152 wt552 wt145 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-more pt518 has-3-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-10-26T15:25:00">October 26, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/opening-doors-through-work-based-learning" title="Opening Doors Through Work-Based Learning"> <span class="title">Opening Doors Through Work-Based Learning</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Policies: Adopting Measures to Support Work-Based Learning</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5> <a href= "https://sreb-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dMx0J9iXS3ev-GwED3HUMA"> View the webinar recording</a> </h5> <p> Work-based learning has been identified by many organizations and researchers as a necessary educational component or preparing students for success in adulthood. Kentucky has created a policy solution for challenges to work-based learning such as workers’ compensation and liability insurance. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/webinar/opening-doors-through-work-based-learning"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-6434-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6434 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1152 wt1152 wt552 wt145 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-more pt518 has-3-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-10-26T15:12:00">October 26, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/industry-education-partnerships-local-workforce-needs" title="Industry-Education Partnerships for Local Workforce Needs"> <span class="title">Industry-Education Partnerships for Local Workforce Needs</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Process: How to Forge Partnerships</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5> <a href="https://vimeo.com/497765955/80c2c0a213">View the webinar recording</a> </h5> <p> Industry sector partnerships are an essential strategy for workforce development in states, as they bring business partners together with the public sector to guide the preparation of workers for the high-demand jobs most critical to local economies. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/webinar/industry-education-partnerships-local-workforce-needs"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6325-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6325 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-more pt518 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-08-12T13:50:00">August 12, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-2" title="Help Businesses Prepare Workers to Fill Critical Positions"> <span class="title">Help Businesses Prepare Workers to Fill Critical Positions</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5><a href="https://youtu.be/6stcezlf1Is">View webinar recording</a></h5> <p><span class="file fid-11217 file-sreb-bouncing-back-webinar-4-businesses-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sreb_bouncing_back_webinar_4_businesses.pdf?1600703034" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">PRESENTATION SLIDES</span></a></span></p> <p>In the fourth webinar in the <em>Bouncing Back From Covid Using Education and Workforce Dollars</em> series, SREB presenters discussed how state leaders can help businesses upskill new and longer-term employees to fill positions critical to the state’s economic recovery. SREB also spotlighted how states can address issues of equity and braid multiple funding sources to support this work. Leaders in Indiana shared their exemplary efforts in this area. </p> <p></p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-2"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-6326-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6326 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-files has-more pt518 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-08-12T13:57:00">August 12, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/make-education-and-training-programs-more-tech-savvy-and-flexible" title="Make Education and Training Programs More Tech Savvy and Flexible"> <span class="title">Make Education and Training Programs More Tech Savvy and Flexible</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5><a href="https://youtu.be/z9oZDHvT2oM">View webinar recording</a></h5> <p><strong><span class="file fid-11260 file-sreb-bouncing-back-webinar-5-programs-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sreb_bouncing_back_webinar_5_programs.pdf?1601036832" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">PRESENTATION SLIDES</span></a></span></strong></p> <p>In the fifth webinar in the <em>Bouncing Back from COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</em> series, SREB presenters shared strategies for readying workers to succeed in workplaces that are increasingly technology dependent. They also discussed how education and training programs can leverage technology and flexible formats so they can maintain programs when traditional formats are not practical. </p> <p></p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-jamboards-discussion-from-webinar-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-11261 first"><span><span class="file fid-11261 file-jamboards-discussion-from-webinar-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/jamboards_discussion_from_webinar.pdf?1601036856" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">JAMBOARD DISCUSSION</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/webinar/make-education-and-training-programs-more-tech-savvy-and-flexible"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6327-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6327 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-files has-more pt518 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-08-12T14:05:00">August 12, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-4" title="Connect Emergency Responses To Longer-term Workforce Efforts"> <span class="title">Connect Emergency Responses To Longer-term Workforce Efforts</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5><a href="https://youtu.be/0zXHB2pNMu8">View webinar recording</a></h5> <p><span class="file fid-11276 file-sreb-bouncing-back-webinar-6-short-long-term-plans-finalforpdf-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sreb_bouncing_back_webinar_6_short-long_term_plans_finalforpdf_1.pdf?1601574285" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">PRESENTATION SLIDES</span></a></span></p> <p>The sixth webinar in the <em>Bouncing Back from COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</em> series covered how state leaders can ensure that their short-term emergency measures to address COVID-19 contribute toward achieving the state’s long-term vision for a thriving workforce and healthy economy. Presentations highlighted Alabama’s work in this area and included ways to align ESSA, Perkins V, WIOA, CARES Act and state and grant dollars.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-sreb-webinar-bouncing-back-6-oct-1-2020-jamboard-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-11277 first"><span><span class="file fid-11277 file-sreb-webinar-bouncing-back-6-oct-1-2020-jamboard-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sreb_webinar__bouncing_back_6_oct._1_2020_jamboard.pdf?1601574307" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">JAMBOARD DISCUSSION</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-4"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-6323-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6323 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-more pt518 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-08-12T13:44:00">August 12, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-0" title="Help Low-Skilled Adults Earn Credentials for Critical Jobs"> <span class="title">Help Low-Skilled Adults Earn Credentials for Critical Jobs</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5><a href="https://youtu.be/iD9Xt5Ud1Sw"><b>View webinar recording</b></a></h5> <p><span class="file fid-11127 file-srebbouncingbacksession2-lowskilledadults-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/srebbouncingbacksession2_lowskilledadults_0.pdf?1599169004" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">PRESENTATION SLIDES</span></a></span></p> <p>The second webinar in the <em>Bouncing Back From Covid Using Education and Workforce Dollars</em> series explores how states can help workers with low skills earn the credentials they need to secure and succeed at jobs critical to the state’s economic recovery. SREB presenters discussed strategies for targeting grants to individuals and postsecondary institutions and for addressing issues of equity. </p> <p></p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first"><span><a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-0"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-covid-19-playbooks link-0 last"><span><a href="http://sreb.org/covid-19"><span class="link-text">COVID-19 Playbooks</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6324-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6324 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-more pt518 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-08-12T13:47:00">August 12, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-1" title="Help Students Earn Credentials to Fill Critical Jobs"> <span class="title">Help Students Earn Credentials to Fill Critical Jobs</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5><b><a href="https://youtu.be/V62XszzvupQ">View webinar recording</a></b></h5> <p><b><span class="file fid-11240 file-sreb-bouncing-back-from-covid-session-3-students-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sreb_bouncing_back_from_covid_session_3_students.pdf?1600798930" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">PRESENTATION SLIDES</span></a></span></b></p> <p>The third webinar in the <em>Bouncing Back From Covid Using Education and Workforce Dollars</em> series covers strategies to help students gain postsecondary knowledge and skills to fill jobs critical to the state’s economic recovery. SREB presenters explored strategies for strengthening dual enrollment programs and helping new graduates maintain their educational momentum even when families struggle to afford tuition.</p> <p></p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars-1"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-6337-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6337 pt-show-post-type pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t518 wt518 wt2 wt0 t1007 wt1007 wt1005 wt576 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-more pt518 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Webinars'>Webinar</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-08-20T13:40:00">August 20, 2020</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars" title="Gauge Workforce Frequently, Prioritize Action Together"> <span class="title">Gauge Workforce Frequently, Prioritize Action Together</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Bouncing Back From COVID-19 Using Education and Workforce Dollars</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <h5><a href="https://youtu.be/hzD1gT5ieZg"><b>View webinar recording</b></a></h5> <p><b><span class="file fid-11088 file-sreb-bouncing-back-session1-gaugeneedsprioritize-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sreb_bouncing_back_session1_gaugeneedsprioritize_0.pdf?1598565112" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">PRESENTATION SLIDES</span></a></span></b></p> <p>Presenters made the case for analyzing data in rapid cycles to identify actions to spark workforce improvements and keep an eye on equity. The webinar covered partners to engage, including industry-sector partnerships, and spotlights how states can braid multiple federal and state funding sources for the work. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first"><span><a href="/webinar/bouncing-back-covid-19-using-education-and-workforce-dollars"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-presentation-slides link-0"><span><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/sreb_bouncing_back_session1_gaugeneedsprioritize_0.pdf"><span class="link-text">PRESENTATION SLIDES</span></a></span></li> <li class="link link-related link-related-webinar-recording link-1 last"><span><a href="https://youtu.be/hzD1gT5ieZg"><span class="link-text">Webinar recording</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <article id="node-6132-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-6132 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t442 wt442 wt145 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more has-file pt103 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2020-05-11T11:13:00">May 11, 2020</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>May 2020</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>20 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/designing-ready-workforce" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/epw_aligned_efficient_designing_a_ready_workforce_final_page_01.jpg?1589212775" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="757" height="980" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/designing-ready-workforce" title="Designing a Ready Workforce"> <span class="title">Designing a Ready Workforce</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Opportunities for state leaders to align ESSA, Perkins V and WIOA funds</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> To support states as they finalize their new Perkins V and WIOA plans and consider updates to their ESSA plans, SREB reviewed a sample of states’ existing plans and identified six ways states have missed opportunities in the past to align work funded by the three federal statutes.  For each missed opportunity, SREB provides questions for policymakers to consider and gives examples from states of well-aligned plans.   </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-epw-aligned-efficient-designing-a-ready-workforce-final-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-10508 first"><span><span class="file fid-10508 file-epw-aligned-efficient-designing-a-ready-workforce-final-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/epw_aligned_efficient_designing_a_ready_workforce_final.pdf?1589212669" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/publication/designing-ready-workforce"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-5535-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5535 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-image has-more pt103 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-06-18T09:37:00">June 18, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>June 2019</span><span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>8 pages</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-2'>19E05</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/sreb-regions-economic-outlook" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/brief.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="740" height="961" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/sreb-regions-economic-outlook" title="The SREB Region’s Economic Outlook"> <span class="title">The SREB Region’s Economic Outlook</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">The Potential Impact of Automation and AI</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> As companies continue to incorporate new technologies, making machine learning and robotics common in almost all workplaces, more and more working adults need to adapt to computerized work activities. Many need to move into new jobs raising their skill levels, or they will be out of a job altogether. This policy brief examines the ways automation and artificial intelligence will impact the workforce and encourages states and industry leaders to act quickly to prepare employees for the workplace transformations. </p> <p> <span class="file fid-8935 file-ecomomic-impact-brief-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/ecomomic_impact_brief_0.pdf?1561476314" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/sreb-regions-economic-outlook"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-18 views-row-even"> <article id="node-5260-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5260 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-files has-image has-more pt103 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-02-04T19:11:00">February 4, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>February 2019</span><span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>28 pages</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-2'>(19E02)</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/unprepared-and-unaware" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/unprepared_cover_web.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="470" height="607" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/unprepared-and-unaware" title="Unprepared and Unaware"> <span class="title">Unprepared and Unaware</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Upskilling the Workforce for a Decade of Uncertainty</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> This report examines how technology and automation are changing the job market — and what states can do to prepare adults for the new workplace. It analyzes shifts from low- to middle-skills jobs, details current education levels and offers recommendations for retooling adult education programs. </p> <p> <span class="file fid-7868 file-2019-adultattain-webversion-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/2019_adultattain_webversion.pdf?1550762345" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span> </p> <p> <span class="file fid-9223 file-2019-attainment-exsummary-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/2019_attainment_exsummary_0.pdf?1564066004" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">EXECUTIVE SUMMARY</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/unprepared-and-unaware"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-5815-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5815 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t535 wt535 wt145 wt0 t553 wt553 wt146 wt0 t538 wt538 wt145 wt0 t1027 wt1027 wt145 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-image no-more pt103 has-5-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-10-11T13:11:00">October 11, 2019</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>September 2019 | 8 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/workforce-driven-financial-aid-policies-and-strategies" rel="" aria-label="report cover"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/essential_elements_workforce_financial_aid_2019_cover.jpg?1574087135" alt="report cover" title="" loading="lazy" width="743" height="963" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/workforce-driven-financial-aid-policies-and-strategies" title="Workforce-Driven Financial Aid: Policies and Strategies"> <span class="title">Workforce-Driven Financial Aid: Policies and Strategies</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Essential Elements of State Policy For College Completion</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> The rapidly evolving workplace has created a shortage of skilled and educated workers in many fields, leaving essential jobs unfilled and millions of adults unqualified for them. This policy brief summarizes statewide strategies to support financial assistance for students in programs designed to address workforce needs. It includes suggestions for states that are evaluating, or considering creating, workforce-driven financial aid policies. </p> <p> <span class="file fid-9598 file-essential-elements-workforce-financial-aid-2019-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/essential_elements_workforce_financial_aid_2019.pdf?1570814566" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/workforce-driven-financial-aid-policies-and-strategies"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-20 views-row-even"> <article id="node-5786-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5786 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t1037 wt1037 wt594 wt156 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt68 has-4-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-09-26T11:03:00">September 26, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Meagan Crowe </span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>SREB Policy Analyst</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/effective-adult-education-programs-challenge-states" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/istock-116030693_c300.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="300" height="230" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/effective-adult-education-programs-challenge-states" title="Effective Adult Education Programs: A Challenge for States"> <span class="title">Effective Adult Education Programs: A Challenge for States</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> States face an uphill battle in meeting the needs of adult learners, especially at a time when technology is advancing rapidly. Adults can turn to adult education programs to improve their skills, but enrollments have fallen in recent years. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/blog-post/effective-adult-education-programs-challenge-states"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-21 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-5729-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5729 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info pt-show-social-block no-event-date t68 wt68 wt514 wt2 wt0 t594 wt594 wt156 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt68 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Blog posts'>Blog post</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-08-27T10:36:00">August 27, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>Meagan Crowe</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>SREB Policy Analyst</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/blog-post/adapting-education-keeping-pace-automation" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/istock-843847424_0.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="980" height="653" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/blog-post/adapting-education-keeping-pace-automation" title="Adapting Education, Keeping Pace with Automation"> <span class="title">Adapting Education, Keeping Pace with Automation</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> Technology is advancing at unprecedented rates. Though there have been grand transformations in information technologies, including computers, cell phones, automated services and customer-facing machines, these changes will likely be dwarfed by others in the coming decades. Automated vehicles and artificial intelligence have the capacity to reshape not only our workforce but our social and political systems. Machine learning will create work tasks in the future that can only be imagined today. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/blog-post/adapting-education-keeping-pace-automation"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-22 views-row-even"> <article id="node-5533-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5533 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more has-file pt103 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-06-13T11:37:00">June 13, 2019</time></span> <span class='meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>June 2019</span><span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-1'>19 pages</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/three-federal-statutes-one-state-plan" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/3_statutes_one_plan_report_cover.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="626" height="811" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/three-federal-statutes-one-state-plan" title="Three Federal Statutes, One State Plan"> <span class="title">Three Federal Statutes, One State Plan</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Coordinating ESSA, Perkins V and WIOA to address rapidly evolving education and workforce needs</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> This policy brief examines strategies to align state plans for three federal statutes, the Every Student Succeeds Act, Perkins V and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to address rapidly evolving education and workforce needs and the steps states can take to streamline their K-12, CTE and workforce development systems. </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-3-statutes-one-plan-report-web-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-8655 first"><span><span class="file fid-8655 file-3-statutes-one-plan-report-web-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/3_statutes_one_plan_report_web.pdf?1560453153" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span></span></li> <li class="link link-read-more last"><span><a href="/publication/three-federal-statutes-one-state-plan"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-23 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-5278-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5278 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-image no-more pt103 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-02-28T11:17:00">February 28, 2019</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>February 28, 2019</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/unified-statewide-vision" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/unified_statewide_vision_cover.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="627" height="811" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/unified-statewide-vision" title="A Unified Statewide Vision"> <span class="title">A Unified Statewide Vision</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Aligning ESSA, Perkins V and WIOA Across the Lifespan</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> The reauthorization of three federal statutes — the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Every Student Succeeds Act and Perkins V — has given states the chance, and an unprecedented flexibility, to align all three in powerful ways. This brief includes questions that state legislators and other policymakers can ask to determine how to best implement them as one coherent system. </p> <p> <span class="file fid-7881 file-a-unified-statewide-vision-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/a_unified_statewide_vision.pdf?1551370793" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/unified-statewide-vision"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-24 views-row-even"> <article id="node-5261-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5261 pt-show-date pt-hide-contact-info no-event-date t514 wt514 wt2 wt0 t509 wt509 wt156 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-image has-more pt514 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='News'>News</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-02-05T10:11:00">February 5, 2019</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>SREB News Release</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/news/report-urges-action-narrow-2030-skills-gap" rel="" aria-label="Unprepared and Unaware report cover"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/unprepared_cover_web_0.jpg?1574087135" alt="Unprepared and Unaware report cover" title="" loading="lazy" width="470" height="607" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/news/report-urges-action-narrow-2030-skills-gap" title="Report Urges Action to Narrow 2030 Skills Gap"> <span class="title">Report Urges Action to Narrow 2030 Skills Gap</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">States can retool adult education to prepare vulnerable workers</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p>New report urges leaders to look a decade ahead and prepare their states for changes that threaten to leave millions unemployed and millions of jobs with no one to fill them.</p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/news/report-urges-action-narrow-2030-skills-gap"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-25 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-5259-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5259 no-event-date t993 wt993 wt2 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal no-more pt993 has-1-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Data'>Data</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2019-02-04T10:59:00">February 4, 2019</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/post/education-attainment-adult-population-raceethnicity" title="Adult Education Attainment"> <span class="title">Adult Education Attainment</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> <em>SREB Fact Book</em> Table 7 </p> <p> High school diploma, bachelor’s degree, 25 to 44 years, broken out by race/ethnicity and gender, 50 states and four regions </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/post/education-attainment-adult-population-raceethnicity"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-26 views-row-even"> <article id="node-5174-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-5174 pt-show-social-block no-event-date t103 wt103 wt2 wt0 t554 wt554 wt146 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-file has-image no-more pt103 has-2-nt"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Publications'>Publication</span> <span class='meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2018-11-12T13:45:00">November 12, 2018</time></span> <span class='last meta-item meta-custom meta-custom-0'>October 2018</span> </div> </div> <div class="node-upper-image node-item"> <span class="field-image field-not-video field-image-preset-thumbnail croppable c1 c-1"><a href="/publication/more-unprepared-we-thought" rel="" aria-label="Read more"><img src="/sites/main/files/imagecache/thumbnail/main-images/unpreparedcap.jpg?1574087135" alt="" title="" loading="lazy" width="629" height="813" /></a></span> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/publication/more-unprepared-we-thought" title="More Unprepared Than We Thought"> <span class="title">More Unprepared Than We Thought</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">Adult educational attainment</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <p> Low-skilled workers are being left behind as technology shifts the workforce toward the middle-skills level. Educators and policymakers will need to reach these adults with education and training to fill plentiful, well-paying middle-skill jobs in their states. This fact sheet summarizes trends and state policy concerns. </p> <p> <span class="file fid-7583 file-unprepared-nov2018handout-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/unprepared_nov2018handout.pdf?1542048891" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); "><span class="link-text">DOWNLOAD PDF</span></a></span> </p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-read-more first last"><span><a href="/publication/more-unprepared-we-thought"><span class="read-more-text">Read more</span></a></span></li> </ul> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-27 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-4905-teaser" class="node node-teaser node-type-post node-4905 no-event-date t840 wt840 wt2 wt0 t538 wt538 wt145 wt0 t552 wt552 wt145 wt0 access-normal has-more has-file pt840 has-2-nt has-revision-pending revision-pending-1 last-revision-52792 current-revision-45190"> <div class="node-inner"> <div class="node-upper-meta meta node-item"> <div class='meta-inner'> <span class='meta-item post-type' data-plural='Resources'>Resources</span> <span class='last meta-item post-date'><time datetime="2018-06-24T11:02:00">June 24, 2018</time></span> </div> </div> <h2 class="node-header node-item"> <a href="/resources/postsecondary-attainment-goals" title="Postsecondary Attainment Goals"> <span class="title">Postsecondary Attainment Goals</span> <br class='accessible-break'/> <span class="subtitle">in SREB States</span> </a> </h2> <div class="node-content content node-item"> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"> <caption> </caption> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">State</th> <th scope="col">2019<br /> Attainment Level</th> <th scope="col">Goal</th> <th scope="col">By</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Alabama</td> <td>45.1%</td> <td>Add 500,000 high-skilled employees </td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arkansas</td> <td>43.6%</td> <td>60%</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Delaware</td> <td>47.9%</td> <td>none</td> <td>none</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Florida</td> <td>52.8%</td> <td>55%</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Georgia</td> <td>52.8%</td> <td>60%</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kentucky</td> <td>49.4%</td> <td>60%</td> <td>2030</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louisiana</td> <td>48.1%</td> <td>60%</td> <td>2030</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maryland</td> <td>55.9%</td> <td>55%</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mississippi</td> <td>44.4%</td> <td>Reach the national attainment level average</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>North Carolina</td> <td>52.1%</td> <td>Ensure that 2 million, age 25 to 44, have earned a postsecondary degree or credential</td> <td>2030</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oklahoma</td> <td>46.5%</td> <td>70%</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>South Carolina</td> <td>47.6%</td> <td>60%</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tennessee</td> <td>46.8%</td> <td>55%</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Texas</td> <td>47.9%</td> <td>60% of adults ages 25-34</td> <td>2030</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Virginia</td> <td>57.4%</td> <td>70%</td> <td>2030</td> </tr> <tr> <td>West Virginia</td> <td>42.6%</td> <td>60%</td> <td>2030</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><em></em></p> </div> <div class='node-links node-item'> <ul class="links inline"><li class="link link-file link-file-postsecondary-attainment-goals-sources-pdf link-file-application-pdf link-file-12154 first"><span><span class="file fid-12154 file-postsecondary-attainment-goals-sources-pdf file-application-pdf c1 c-1"><a href="/sites/main/files/file-attachments/postsecondary_attainment_goals_sources.pdf?1617840346" style=" background-image: url('https://www.sreb.org/sites/all/modules/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png'); 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Leading employers prize job candidates with strong communication and teamwork skills who anticipate workplace problems and can apply literacy, math and technical know-how to solve them. 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