States have adopted policy to ensure young people and businesses are adequately protected to participate in work-based learning programs.

On Friday, February 6, 2026, five Byron-Bergen seniors dressed to impress for a day of hands-on experiences at the Golisano ...

Policymakers must work alongside educators and industry leaders to develop high-quality, equitable work-based learning models that bring these opportunities to more students. These are all examples of ...

State and regional associations can help build colleges' capacity for work-based learning, including internships, apprenticeships, and project-based capstones. Creating hands-on, work-based learning ...

At Mercy University, students have opportunities to learn outside of the classroom. Through internships, co-ops, clinical rotations, service learning, volunteer work, and student teaching, Mercy ...

High school student Vance Dudley and Principal Eric Kilburn record podcasts at a studio located at Sioux City's Career Academy. Students of the Career Academy can study more than 30 different pathways ...

As work-based learning models grow in popularity, a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) highlights key themes in recently-passed state legislation that will support efforts to ...

“I can’t find people with the right skills to do the jobs I have available.” Among its members, the following organizations offer opportunities for employers to connect directly with work-learning ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine spoke Thursday to higher education institutions at the Ohio Trustees Conference and set his expectations for Ohio colleges and universities — to adapt to the changing ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa’s Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning is helping students apply what they’re learning in school, to the real world. “The Clearinghouse is a virtual space for ...

Tamari Natelauri attended the Community College of Philadelphia before enrolling at Drexel University. Credit: Caroline Gutman for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover workforce, science and industrial policy, and labor topics. Edward (EJ) Ishman, an instructor at Central New Mexico ...