President Biden Celebrates New Commitments toward Equitable Workforce Development for Infrastructure Jobs, Including Effort by America Achieves
Culmination of Talent Pipeline Challenge brings together hundreds of partners to train Americans for good jobs building a better America.
Read MoreNational Nonprofit Incubated at America Achieves Awards Over $10 Million to Partners Working in 28 States to Develop and Scale High-Impact Tutoring Models to Boost Academic Achievement for Students
Following Competitive Process, Accelerate Selects 31 State Education Agencies, School Districts, and Tutoring Providers to Join National Community of Practice, Build Evidence Base for Cost-Effective, Sustainable Learning Solutions
Read MoreAmerica Achieves Releases Report with Playbook to Help States and U.S. Territories Develop Their Broadband Workforce, a Critical Step on the Path to Extending Internet Access to Tens of Millions of People in Rural and Other Low-Income Communities
States and Territories That Fail to Address Workforce Challenges in Their Plans Risk Failure to Achieve Needed Broadband Access and Loss of Billions of Dollars in Incoming, Historic Federal Investments to Expand Broadband Nationwide Prepared in Partnership with Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. (RISI), Report also Includes Original Analysis by Emsi Burning Glass Detailing Broadband Workforce Needs […]
Read MoreNew National Effort Seeks to Develop and Scale High-Impact Tutoring Models to Boost Academic Achievement for All Students
$65 Million Raised Toward a Goal of $100 Million. Known as Accelerate, Initiative to Be Led by Former Tennessee Commissioner of Education. Call to Effective Action Issued to Recruit Partners to Join National Community of Practice, and Build Evidence Base for Cost-Effective,
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America Achieves Releases Policy Playbook to Offer People Effective Pathways to Good Careers and Help Employers Fill In-Demand Jobs
Guide is First of a Series of “State Recovery Now” Playbooks – Including on How States and Communities Can Build a Good Jobs Economy
Read MoreLetter Calling on Congressional Leaders to Include Workforce Development in Economic Recovery and Infrastructure Legislation
America Achieves, New America, and more than 30 other workforce-related organizations today released a joint letter calling on Congressional leaders to include workforce development in upcoming economic recovery and infrastructure legislation.
Read MoreColorado Educators Develop Career-Ready Performance Tasks to Help Students Prepare for Successful Lives and Careers
February 14, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado educators, working with nonprofits America Achieves and mindSpark Learning and industry leaders, have developed and piloted a suite of Career-Ready Performance Tasks—industry-aligned, project-based learning experiences and corresponding resources to help students explore in-demand careers and develop and demonstrate learning of essential, in-demand skills. Across the country, […]
Read More30 High Schools Around the World Named “World-Leading Learners” and Invited to Join Global Learning Network
17 High Schools from the U.S. Invited to Join the Global Learning Network’s 2017 Cohort of 30 Schools from the United States, Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, and Canada OCTOBER 31, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – October 30, 2017 – Today, 30 high schools from around the world were named 2017 World-Leading Learners […]
Read MoreLouisiana Department of Education Launches Educator Fellowship Program to Enhance Career Education
For Immediate Release Louisiana Department of Education Launches Educator Fellowship Program to Enhance Career Education The Louisiana Department of Education is partnering with the national, non-profit organization America Achieves to launch the Louisiana Educator Voice Fellowship for 21st Century Learning. The Fellowship is an opportunity for the State’s most forward-thinking educators to learn about the […]
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