As Employers Up Demand for Experience, a Nonprofit Is Building It Into High School
Genesys Works, a nonprofit that creates paid high‑school internships, is launching its ninth market in Nashville, expanding a model that pairs underserved students with real‑world work experience. The program begins with 160 hours of summer instruction before placing 12th‑graders in 20‑hour‑per‑week roles across IT, operations, marketing, finance and emerging healthcare tracks, paying an average of $14 per hour. By integrating AI training and career coaching, Genesys Works aims to satisfy employers’ growing demand for candidates with one to three years of experience. The organization reports that 90% of its alumni enroll in college, earn a median $70,000 salary within seven years, and two‑thirds out‑earn a parent.
The Future of Learning Looks Like Workforce Infrastructure
The article argues that traditional ed‑tech is being supplanted by learning embedded in workforce infrastructure. Brighteye Ventures’ seventh European Learning & Work Funding Report shows capital flowing toward hiring platforms, payroll, compliance and clinical decision tools rather than courses or...
Amid Boston’s Life Sciences Boom, an Unusual Alliance Orchestrates Technician Training
Boston’s life‑sciences sector is adding thousands of well‑paying technician positions that often don’t require a four‑year degree. To address the fragmented training ecosystem, the city funded the Life Sciences Career Alliance with $4.7 million, appointing Year Up United as the coordinating...
(Ac)Counting for Credentials
The credential ecosystem has entered “escape velocity,” with Open Badges exploding from 74 million to over 320 million in two years and the United States now tracking roughly 1.85 million distinct credentials from more than 134 thousand issuers. This shift moves recognition from scarce,...
DIY Learning Analytics in the AI Era
Learning analytics, once a buzzword in higher education, is being reshaped by generative AI. The Learning Analytics Builders Coalition (LAB‑C), incubated by the 1EdTech Consortium, is creating a peer network that helps colleges—especially resource‑constrained community colleges—build DIY analytics systems. Leaders...