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Schwartz, Robert B., Ed.; Lipson, Rachel, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2023
In "America's Hidden Economic Engines," editors Robert B. Schwartz and Rachel Lipson spotlight community and technical colleges as institutions uniquely equipped to foster more equitable economic growth across America's regions. As Schwartz and Lipson show, these colleges are the best-placed institutions to reverse the decades-long rise…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Educational Innovation
Cleary, Jennifer; Fichtner, Aaron – John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, 2005
State governments across the nation are engaging community colleges as cornerstones of their comprehensive economic development strategies. This executive summary summarizes the efforts of 10 states, recommended by national experts, to deploy community colleges in support of state economic development priorities. The 10 states are: Florida,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, State Government
Cleary, Jennifer; Fichtner, Aaron – John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, 2005
State governments across the nation are engaging community colleges as cornerstones of their comprehensive economic development strategies. This report summarizes the efforts of 10 states, recommended by national experts, to deploy community colleges in support of state economic development priorities. The 10 states are: Florida, Mississippi,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, State Government