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What's next for the money, AI and workforce, and $1.1 billion in grants listings.
LockSimple

Jun 20, 2025

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22 min read

What's next for the money, AI and workforce, and $1.1 billion in grants listings.

Plus, credentialing’s report card, things not to say in the run-up for a confirmation hearing, and bad schedules for workers.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
Fixing workforce at the worst possible time.

Jun 17, 2025

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9 min read

Fixing workforce at the worst possible time.

The awkward place of having momentum to change the lives of American workers and employers, and the wrong decisionmakers.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
The Ed-DOL merger, the worst block grant outcome, and $1.2 billion in grants listings.
LockSimple

Jun 13, 2025

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22 min read

The Ed-DOL merger, the worst block grant outcome, and $1.2 billion in grants listings.

Plus, community colleges in danger and a key workforce confirmation hearing.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
Should we just build the whole boat out of apprenticeship?

Jun 10, 2025

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15 min read

Should we just build the whole boat out of apprenticeship?

Probably not, but given what’s happening to apprenticeship these days, it might be the easiest solution to give to political leaders.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
A better block grant idea, workforce Pell, and $1.2 billion in grants listings.
LockSimple

Jun 6, 2025

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19 min read

A better block grant idea, workforce Pell, and $1.2 billion in grants listings.

Plus, Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies to Congress about ending Job Corps.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
How much less each state could get under Trump's workforce block grant.
LockSimple

Jun 5, 2025

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12 min read

How much less each state could get under Trump's workforce block grant.

Plus, gaming out Trump’s apprenticeship funding proposal.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
The only-the-bad-parts workforce plan.

Jun 3, 2025

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14 min read

The only-the-bad-parts workforce plan.

What is and isn't in the Trump plan to kill all the federal workforce programs.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
The workforce debate, Job Corps’ last days, and $1.2 billion in grants.
LockSimple

May 30, 2025

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26 min read

The workforce debate, Job Corps’ last days, and $1.2 billion in grants.

Plus, the Trump Administration re-ups... DEIA grants?

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
Still workin': Lawmakers liked the ‘social alchemy' story of Job Corps, not the people it helped.

May 27, 2025

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11 min read

Still workin': Lawmakers liked the ‘social alchemy' story of Job Corps, not the people it helped.

An updated look on how happy political narratives supporting workforce development cause bad policy.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
How Congress could stop this, DOL moves toward block grants, and $1 billion in grants listings.
LockSimple

May 23, 2025

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23 min read

How Congress could stop this, DOL moves toward block grants, and $1 billion in grants listings.

Plus, a shift at Commerce and an update on missing grants and awards.

Nick Beadle
Nick Beadle
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