While there are many quotable lines from the 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz,” one spoken by Glinda the Good Witch to Dorothy may best articulate the principles that animate the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC). “You’ve always had the power, my dear,” Glinda says. “You just had to learn it yourself.” Set in Kansas — just like … Continued
A 2025 survey conducted by Workplace Intelligence found 96 percent of U.S. employers want colleges and universities to take more responsibility for workforce training. With Education Design Lab as their partner, dozens of community colleges are responding to this demand, and in doing so they are revealing a core truth: people flourish when they can discover and … Continued
Jobs are more than a paycheck, and every employee brings their own gifts, motivations, and purpose into the workplace. As Dr. Angela Jackson said on a recent episode of the Drucker Institute podcast “Doing the Right Things Well,” every person also comes into the workplace with a purpose, whether that is to provide a better future for their families, to contribute … Continued
For generations, west Texas has been at the forefront of U.S. energy exploration. Now, opportunities in a new industry, artificial intelligence (AI) and the data centers needed to support it, are coming to the region. To ensure residents are prepared for jobs in this emerging field, Education Design Lab, SkillUp Coalition, and the Charles Koch … Continued
As the job market tightens for recent college graduates, more Americans are exploring other types of learning opportunities. In fact, they are so eager for alternatives that it sometimes takes no more than a social media video to inspire a cross-country move to a trade school. That’s the journey New Yorker Dylan Healy and his friends took … Continued
It is more expensive than ever to go to college. That fact is driving teenagers to think about options other than a four-year degree, but many high school students who would benefit most from these alternatives are not even aware of the full scope of options that exist. That is the conclusion a team of … Continued
The mission of the College of Charleston’s Center for Public Choice and Market Process (CPM) is to advance an understanding of the economic, political, and moral foundations of a free society. CPM supports faculty research and professors who teach and mentor undergraduates. For students, CPM offers programming that encourages discussion and debate regarding the theory, history, and … Continued
U.S. employers — from large corporations to Main Street businesses and the public sector — are embracing the movement to drop degree requirements for jobs where experience, training, and the drive to contribute mean more than pedigree. But dropping degree requirements is just a start. To source talent for open roles, employers need tools, resources, … Continued
Job growth in the tech sector is expected to explode over the next several years, surpassing average growth in all other occupations. In fact, economists estimate there will be more than 350,000 job openings each year in the computer and information technology industry. A new collaboration between employers, educators, and workforce organizations in Texas seeks to prepare … Continued
A year ago, the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University (WSU) launched SPERO, a program that aimed to broaden WSU’s ability to provide relevant, shorter-term educational pathways to meaningful employment for city residents. The Charles Koch Foundation (CKF) will continue to support SPERO in its second year. The program recently also announced support from other … Continued
