Archive - JOBS THAT WORK

The Labor Secretary spending scandal, aspirations vs. reality in Trump II's workforce plans, and $7.4 billion in grants listings.

Plus, Trump II's workforce leaders talk about their plans for what's next.

Jan 15 • Nick Beadle

How to get smarter AI jobs projects.

A nuts-and-bolts breakdown of how funders can build workforce projects that work.

Jan 13 • Nick Beadle

Here are nearly a dozen unannounced DOL awards.

Plus, the return of DOL international funding and faith versus AI in a federal workforce grant (kinda).

Jan 9 • Nick Beadle

Big money for apprenticeship, a mushy Senate workforce block grant plan, and $7.3 billion in grants listings.

Plus, the AI apprenti-shift evidently continues, and Congress lurks.

Jan 8 • Nick Beadle

10 big questions about workforce in 2026.

AI, federal funding, and states to watch, among many other things.

Jan 6 • Nick Beadle

$7.4 billion in workforce grants listings.

Including another sneaky HUD grant return.

Jan 2 • Nick Beadle

December 2025

$7.3 billion in workforce grants listings.

Including the return of YouthBuild and two reopened opportunities at HUD.

Dec 26, 2025 • Nick Beadle

Arkansas‘s $36 million nationwide apprenticeship fund becomes official.

What we learned from DOL's pre-holiday announcement.

Dec 22, 2025 • Nick Beadle

The apprenticeship struggle continues, getting skills marketplaces over the hump, and $7.1 billion in grants listings.

Plus, Workforce Pell's problem-ordering problem and AI in apprenticeship.

Dec 18, 2025 • Nick Beadle

Un-breaking hiring, with Opportunity@Work's Papia Debroy.

What hiring inequalities does this generation face that others do not?

Dec 16, 2025 • Nick Beadle

Arkansas, Workforce Pell funding apprenticeship, and $7.2 billion in grants listings.

Plus, an uninspiring congressional week on workforce, and is Alabama history's greatest state for American workforce development?

Dec 11, 2025 • Nick Beadle

Three encouraging workforce things I learned in 2025.

Things to build on in 2026. Hopefully.

Dec 9, 2025 • Nick Beadle

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