Report: Skills and the Economy in Governors' 2008 Keynotes
The Skills2Compete campaign released a report assessing how the campaign's four core principles figured into America's governors' 2008 State of the State and budget addresses. continue...
State-by-State: S2C Releases Middle-Skill State Snapshots
Skills2Compete released its state by state snapshots examining middle-skill jobs and the middle-skills gap in nearly every state. The new fact sheets include examples of high-demand middle-skill jobs in each state. continue...
Election '08: Presidential Candidates' Platforms
Skills2Compete released its nonpartisan report on presidential candidates' positions in relationship to three issues that are core to the Skills2Compete vision. continue...
What America is Saying
Featured Resources
The Report
The misconception that middle-skill jobs have largely disappeared from the American labor market has shaped America’s education and training policies. America's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs reveals that middle-skill jobs make up nearly half of the jobs in today’s labor market.
The Podcast
Listen to a five-minute interview with Harry Holzer, co-author of America's Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs, and Andy Van Kleunen, executive director for The Workforce Alliance and Skills2Compete campaign endorser. Produced by the Communications Consortium Media Center.
The Skills Needed Watch a recent news brief by the International Association of Machinists about the Skills2Compete campaign. Learn about initiatives led by Skills2Compete endorsing organizations that advance similar goals and messages.
