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Business
Adult Re-Enrollment Hits Record as Gen Z College Rates Drop
More than one million adults re-enrolled in higher education during the 2023-24 academic year, a 7% increase over the previous…
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Skilled Trades Lose 71% of Apprentices After They Enroll
Nearly three out of every four young Americans who begin a skilled trades apprenticeship will not be working in that…
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Business
AI Maturity Gap Driven by Talent Investment, Not Technology Access
Widespread access to generative AI tools has failed to translate into measurable business value for most enterprises, with new benchmarking…
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Business
Skilled Trades Gap Threatens U.S. Infrastructure Boom as Asset-Wage Divide Widens
A severe shortage of skilled tradespeople is emerging as the primary bottleneck for U.S. infrastructure and technology expansion, creating a…
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Lifestyle
LACCD Seat 4 Race: Candidates Split on Housing, Workforce Training and Budget Reform
Voters in the Los Angeles Community College District’s Seat 4 race face a choice between restoring institutional memory, addressing student…
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Business
JLL CEO Christian Ulbrich: Office Return Driven by Mentorship Gap, Not Just Productivity
The primary economic argument for returning to the office has shifted from monitoring employee output to addressing a critical deficit…
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Lifestyle
LACCD Board Race: Candidates Clash Over Enrollment Crisis and Student Economic Survival
The Los Angeles Community College District is confronting a dual crisis of declining enrollment and persistent student poverty, creating a…
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Business
U.S. Skilled Trades Face 1.7 Million Annual Job Gap as Training Pipelines Fall Short
The United States is producing barely half the skilled trades workers employers will need over the next decade, a structural…
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Business
Why 89% of U.S. Students Reject Skilled Trades Despite a Severe Labor Shortage
The United States faces an estimated shortfall of hundreds of thousands of skilled tradespeople over the next decade, driven by…
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Business
U.S. Skilled Trades Face 1.7 Million Annual Job Gap as Training Pipeline Fails to Keep Pace
The United States must fill approximately 1.7 million skilled-trades positions annually through 2035, a volume that exceeds the current capacity…
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