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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 15 million workers were self-employed in 2016. Self-employment can offer dislocated workers a path to financial security and economic mobility. In 2013, the Department of Labor funded the...

Initiated in 2007, PACE aims to increase self-sufficiency among low-income families through promising career pathways strategies. The PACE evaluation uses random assignment to estimate the impact of nine PACE programs across the country on the...

Across the country, educators are considering multiple strategies to help students learn and reach graduation. One strategy is competency-based education, which allows students to advance as they demonstrate a mastery of skills or content...

A postsecondary degree or credential is increasingly necessary for success in today's job market. That said, postsecondary attainment by underrepresented students continues to lag when compared to their peers. These resources provide...

Examines the role of physical, human, social, and cultural capital in contributing to economic development and, in turn, workforce development within communities.

Presents the results of an asset mapping project that assesses Illinois' readiness to build pathways for young people that combine rigorous academics with strong technical education through collective action.

Describes the vision for Accelerating Opportunity Initiative which seeks to change how Adult Basic Education is delivered by addressing policy-based, systemic, and programmatic barriers to student success.

Spotlights innovative states focusing efforts on future economic prosperity by prioritizing industry and occupational sectors that offer good jobs relevant to local communities and post-secondary access and attainment for adults with lower basic...

Traces the history of seven regional workforce collaboratives in the initiative, from before the launch of the National Fund through early 2010.

Analyses of Safer Foundation (SF) recidivism rates demonstrate that formerly incarcerated persons seeking services at SF are significantly less likely to return to the Illinois Department of Corrections than are members of the general releasee...