By Sherri Cavanaugh. It came as no surprise to me when CSW was recently named one of the top-ranked workforce development non-profits in the country. I've worked with CSW for... read more →
CSW ranked among the nation’s top 15 nonprofits in workforce development in 2013. Over 100 national workforce development experts from 90 organizations were asked to recommend nonprofits in the field.... read more →
By Holly Parker. Involving faculty in college transformation is critical to student success. Here’s how to do it well – no matter where you are in the change process. Faculty... read more →
By Nina Babich. Lowe's and Home Depot in Kansas City each recently told their workers that full time jobs would now be half time. Managers were even reduced to half-time;... read more →
In a conference room in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 30 CSW staff and board members – armed with little more than knowledge, coffee, and Mr. Sketch markers – took on the... read more →
By Larry Good. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its regular monthly unemployment report. Its headline that national unemployment fell to 7.6% in March masks a troublesome trend:... read more →
By Kysha Frazier. What do you get when you put CSW together with 7 community stakeholder groups in Grand Rapids, Michigan for 2 full days of brainstorming? More than 350... read more →
Thanks to my colleague Mike King reminding me that the University of Michigan hosts a number of great speakers, forums, and other events in honor and celebration of Martin Luther... read more →
Across the nation, community colleges are looking for ways to better connect with business and industry and improve student outcomes. Here are highlights from our recent work with colleges. Integrating... read more →
By Larry Good. Last week, I moderated a session at the Association for Public Policy & Management Conference in combination with our partners Chris King from the Ray Marshall Center... read more →
In November, I spoke with master level human resources students at Cornell University about progressive employer strategies that support worker advancement, particularly for low skill workers. The students wanted to... read more →
By Ed Strong. In March, we shared our concept paper, One-Stop Career Centers Must Be Reinvented to Meet Today's Labor Market Realities, in order to test our ideas, generate discussion, and... read more →