Public Viewpoint: COVID-19 Work and Education Survey
Concerned. Cautious. Worried. More than half of Americans reported feeling these emotions in late March 2020 as COVID-19 spread across the nation. To track the impact of this crisis on …
Strada Launches New Podcast, Lessons Earned
To reach a growing number of collaborators working to transform the education and workforce ecosystem, Strada Education Network launched a new podcast today. Lessons Earned: Putting Education to Work explores …
Episode 1: Freeman Hrabowski
It’s time for colleges and universities to take a hard look in the mirror, says University of Maryland Baltimore County President Freeman Hrabowski. Too many students don’t make it to …
Episode 2: Oren Cass
Oren Cass, author of The Once and Future Worker, says we’ve gone too far in our college-going culture, steering too many students down a postsecondary pathway that only serves about …
Episode 3: Lisa Schumacher
McDonald’s is one of the nation’s largest entry-level employers, and like a growing number of businesses, it provides extensive education benefits for front-line workers to improve opportunities for themselves and …
Episode 4: Tony Jack
Anthony Abraham Jack, a Harvard University researcher and author of The Privileged Poor, discusses his own experience as a low-income college student as well as the experiences of many of …
Episode 5: Byron Auguste
How can we find better ways to measure and value the job skills possessed by Americans who don’t have a traditional college degree? Byron Auguste, a former White House economic …
Episode 6: Van Ton-Quinlivan
What can employers do to prepare today’s workers for the jobs of tomorrow? Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO of Futuro Health and a former leader in the California Community College system, talks …
Season One Trailer
Lessons Earned, a new podcast from Strada Education Network, explores how to improve education and work.