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The Center on Education and the Workforce strives to better articulate links between education, career preparation, and workplace demands. We conduct research in three core areas with the goal of better aligning education and training with workforce and labor market demand: jobs, skills, and people. To view more publications click here.

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Learn and Earn: Connecting Education to Careers in the 21st Century

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale and Andrew Hanson The authors take a look at the link connecting degree attainment…
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Achieving Racial and Economic Diversity with Race-Blind Admission Policy

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale, Stephen Rose and Jeff Strohl. The authors take a groundbreaking look at how…
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Women, Jobs and Opportunity in the 21st Century

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale and Nicole Smith. This book chapter examines women's education attainment, economic security, and the…
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Get Smart: A 21st-Century Education for All Women

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale and Nicole Smith. Barriers that limit women's educational success are identified in this…
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America’s Future Workforce

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale and Nicole Smith. The authors examine the increased demand for postsecondary education and training arising…
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Two Key Actions to Align Postsecondary Education with the Labor Market

Author: Anthony P. Carnevale. This book chapter details two ideas that would connect college programs with…
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Postsecondary Education and Economic Opportunity

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale, Nicole Smith, and Jeff Strohl. This book chapter discusses the increase in the…
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How Increasing College Access Is Increasing Inequality, and What to Do About It

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale and Jeff Strohl. The authors share their research on a coherent and concrete…
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The Promise of O*Net

Author: Anthony P. Carnevale  In this book chapter, Dr. Carnevale discusses how O*Net could become the golden…
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Socioeconomic Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Selective College Admissions

Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen Rose. This book chapter concludes that race-sensitive affirmative action policies should…