State of the State Addresses
Skills2Compete analyzed where its campaign priorities figured – or if they figured – into governors’ State of the State and budget addresses in 2008. Click here to learn more.

State and Local Demand
Click here to see state polling, local media coverage and op-eds, and testimonials from uncommon allies that reveal broad support across our nation for a new skill guarantee that reflects the demands of a changing economy.

Innovator Profiles
States have a pivotal role to play in guaranteeing their workforce and businesses have the skills to compete. Click here to read about a number of states are already leading the way.

State Policy Models

Providing a new level of access to postsecondary education and training requires a forceful, well-planned strategy, and different states are at different stages in the development of these types of programs. Click here to see our analysis of a variety of policy alternatives that can build toward a state skill guarantee.

State Labor Market Data

Click here to see how states have used labor market information in a way that can support the promotion of guarantees of at least two years of education or training beyond high school (and the basic skills needed to achieve that kind of credential).