Archive - JOBS THAT WORK

A SNAP stop twist, shutdown endgame questions, and $52 billion in grants listings.

Plus, immigration, AI layoffs, and a question about the Trump Administration’s goalposts on appenticeship.

Oct 31 •

'Preventative care' workforce development is a good idea. Magical thinking is not.

Don’t try to use one problem to solve another.

Oct 28 •

Outsourcing apprenticeship policy to states, UBI, and $52 billion in grants listings.

Plus, building workforce development in manufacturing and answering your questions about federal layoff impacts on grants.

Oct 24 •

Here is what that mysterious $36 million Arkansas apprenticeship award is for.

It raises more questions, but we now have a trend.

Oct 23 •

Why do you pay workers?

I swear I'm going somewhere with this.

Oct 21 •

WIOA's future, most Americans don't have good jobs, and $52 billion in grants listings.

Plus, the grim-and-gritty stage of the shutdown and your questions about Workforce Pell and IRAPs 2.0.

Oct 17 •

How should we talk about workforce investment? With Rachel Lipson.

A conversation about the ways we pitch workforce programs.

Oct 14 •

Getting funding in a crazypants environment, shutdown worries, and $52 billion in grants listings.

Plus, more evidence to aim higher on AI jobs policy and what to do with D.C.'s workforce after federal layoffs.

Oct 10 •

The skills-versus-education debate that misses what we're missing.

Why are we choosing?

Oct 7 •

Firing everybody, $56 million from… somewhere, and $52 billion in grants listings.

Plus, SCSEP gets unfrozen, H-1B's workforce funding impact, and closing the loop on that five-day competition.

Oct 3 •

September 2025

There's too much leading from behind on AI and workforce.

Here's what we should be doing instead.

Sep 30 •

Fuzzy apprenticeship math, shutdown countdown, and $52 billion in grants listings.

Plus, the Trump Administration wants something in return on a key workforce grant and DOL (finally) announces $25 million in apprenticeship projects.

Sep 26 •

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