by Ben | October 27, 2020 6:32 PM | News
Since COVID-19 hit, local, state, and federal governments, employers, educators, philanthropy, and non-profits have stepped up to support our current and future workforce. In this newsletter you will see a number of new efforts to support prospective students and...
by [email protected] | July 15, 2020 5:52 PM | News
53% of adults hold a certificate, degree, or industry certification, 17% short of state goal Winooski, Vermont—The number of Vermonters who have completed education and training after high school is on the rise. According the Lumina Foundation, 53 percent of working...
by Ben | July 2, 2020 4:33 PM | News
June 3, 2020 As uprisings sweep across the country, we witness the collective mourning for the lives, and futures, ended at the hands of white supremacy. It should not take another murder of an unarmed black person to ask ourselves: what is our role in this movement?...
by Ben | May 6, 2020 8:11 PM | News
by the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation April 28, 2020 In recent weeks, we’ve seen a long-overdue public conversation about the value of college and career training in Vermont prompted by the Vermont State College System’s now-shelved proposal to shutter three...
by Ben | February 4, 2020 10:10 PM | News
Who Are Today’s Students? In the fall of 2019, Advance Vermont conducted a survey of current and recent postsecondary students to quantify the changing student demographics in Vermont. The key takeaway: Vermont students are juggling work, family, financial, and...
by [email protected] | January 28, 2020 3:15 PM | News
Published January 16, 2020 Winooski, Vermont — Advance Vermont announced today the launch of a new interactive data dashboard to measure progress toward Vermont’s postsecondary attainment goal, illuminate equity-related gaps, and prompt action to increase...
