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This report shows how the geography of manufacturing has changed from 1940 to 2016 and provides data at the state and county levels for 18 states in which manufacturing was the largest employer at the beginning of the 21st century.

Ever wonder what to do with your state's performance data? How to display it? How to fully interpret and analyze it? How to present it to your stakeholders so that they will understand it? Ever wonder what story it tells about your state's...

Provides step-by-step instructions and resources on designing and implementing work-based learning opportunities to upgrade the skills of new and incumbent frontline workers.

This resource offers a clear and user-friendly road map for administrators, service providers, practitioners, and policy makers seeking to develop career pathway systems at local regional, and/or state levels.

This report describes the risks and rewards of certificate and associate degree programs, the diverse student populations they attract, and the emerging efforts to measure their economic value. Its findings illustrate why students need better...

Provides findings from an implementation study of the Accelerating Opportunity Initiative (AO), drawn from responses to a survey of 444 students that measures the characteristics, perceptions, and program experiences of AO students.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is an economic development partnership entity of the federal government and 13 state governments focusing on 423 counties across the Appalachian Region. ARC’s mission is to innovate, partner, and invest to...