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State Role in Facilitating an Industry-Aligned Workforce Ecosystem

State governments have a critical responsibility to facilitate the transition of public infrastructure, built on innovative technologies and responsible AI, to drive the economy by...

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order he hopes will bring in new applicants for government jobs. 

A four-year degree will no longer be required to apply for a majority of jobs at one of Minnesota's largest employers — state government.

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Both states are leveraging digital platforms to centralize job prospects, skills data and educational opportunities in the hopes of creating strong talent pipelines to address job access, training and education barriers for residents.

For many roles at Walmart’s corporate headquarters, applying for a job is about to require one less thing on your resume: A college degree. The retail giant said Thursday it plans to rewrite hundreds of job descriptions so that for many of its...

Siloed and disjointed workforce development ecosystems can’t keep up with the dynamic needs of today’s economy. Isolated departments across government, business, nonprofits and academia are sometimes too slow to adapt to new workforce needs or to...

The U.S. Will Be Left Behind If We Don’t Remove Degree Hiring Requirements

For most of the past two decades, American employers have relied on bachelors degrees to determine whether a candidate’s resume warrants consideration to move forward in...