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Supporting Employer-Provided Training in the COVID-19 Recovery

This policy brief explores the role that employer-provided training can play in a recovery and outlines policies to incentivize employers to expand access to education and training.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 2 more

Publication

12.10.2020
Employment and Jobs

Reimagining Workplace Protections

This report from the Future of Work Initiative, Urban Institute, and A Better Balance provides a policy framework to strengthen protections for workers in nonstandard jobs.

BY Shelly Steward, & 5 more

Publication

12.08.2020
Around the Institute

Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative and Cognizant U.S. Foundation Release “Building A Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities”

Amidst COVID-19 economic recovery, the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative's new report outlines concrete recommendations for how cities can build a resilient workforce through lifelong learning.

BY Future of Work Initiative

Blog Post

12.01.2020
Employment and Jobs

Building a Lifelong Learning System: A Roadmap for Cities

This report outlines strategies for cities to strengthen education and workforce systems to support lifelong learning.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 1 more

Publication

12.01.2020
Workforce Development

Can Student-Centered Income Share Agreements Improve Economic Opportunity and Equity?

This issue brief explores how ISAs could be designed and operated to improve economic opportunity for American workers.

BY Ethan Pollack

Publication

11.30.2020
Workforce Development

Career Coaching Can Help Workers Navigate an Increasingly Complex and Evolving Labor Market

Extending high quality career coaching to more workers can help them navigate a changing economy and emerge stronger.

BY David Marsh, & 1 more

Blog Post

10.23.2020
Economic Development

This Labor Day Let’s Reinvent Essential Work

While a tiny virus upended our daily lives, essential workers continued to meet the needs of others despite the risks and burdens.

BY Maureen Conway

Blog Post

09.04.2020
Employment and Jobs

Modernizing Tax Incentives for Employer-Provided Educational Assistance

The tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance, located in Section 127 of the tax code, is one tool that allows employers to support their employees’ pursuit of education.

BY Alastair Fitzpayne & 3 more

Publication

06.29.2020
Employment and Jobs

Imagining a Workplace Safety Net Rooted in Equity

The uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic throw the inadequacy and inequality of our workplace safety net into sharp relief.

BY Shelly Steward

Blog Post

06.12.2020
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