{"id":2054,"date":"2022-12-15T15:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T15:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/?page_id=2054"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:47:37","slug":"virginia-workforce-recovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/projects\/virginia-workforce-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Workforce Recovery: A Research Partnership to Strengthen G3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),var(--awb-color5-s),var(--awb-color5-l),calc( var(--awb-color5-a) - 97% ));border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:!important;margin-right:!important;margin-bottom:30px!important; margin-left:!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:30px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:34;line-height:1.16;\">Virginia Workforce Recovery: A Research Partnership to Strengthen G3<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this project, researchers will work with Virginia Community College System (VCCS) partners to examine and improve <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/virginiag3.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get A Skill, Get A Job, Get Ahead (G3)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, VCCS\u2019s pandemic workforce recovery initiative. G3 is built around a last-dollar scholarship targeting low-income students in workforce programs in five high-demand fields (healthcare, information technology and computer science, manufacturing and skilled trades, early childhood education, and public safety) and also provides pathways into longer-term programs, dedicated advising, and other resources to help students earn certificates and degrees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VCCS is leveraging G3, which launched in fall 2021, to increase college enrollment, particularly among historically marginalized adults; improve workforce program persistence and completion rates; generate more racially equitable credential attainment; and increase labor market returns for historically marginalized adults. This research will support VCCS\u2019s efforts to improve workforce training and provide information to the broader field on important questions of quality and equity in the implementation of workforce programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ies.ed.gov\/funding\/grantsearch\/details.asp?ID=5829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant R305X220024<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Teachers College, Columbia University. Additional funding was provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luminafoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lumina Foundation<\/a>. For more information on the Virginia Workforce Recovery project, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/research-project\/virginia-workforce-recovery-research-partnership-strengthen-g3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community College Research Center\u2019s website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:30px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Publications<\/h2><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-wrapper#fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-content{ padding: 25px 25px 25px 25px; text-align: left; }<\/style><div class=\"fusion-recent-works fusion-portfolio-element fusion-portfolio fusion-portfolio-1 fusion-portfolio-grid fusion-portfolio-paging-pagination fusion-portfolio-one fusion-portfolio-boxed fusion-portfolio-text fusion-portfolio-text-floated pubs-feed\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" data-id=\"-rw-1\" data-columns=\"one\" id=\"pubs-page\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:15px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"1\" style=\"margin:-15px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-3904\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post community-college-research-center publication virginia-workforce-recovery fusion-col-spacing post-3904\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/author\/shayleah\/\" title=\"Posts by Shayleah Jenkins\" rel=\"author\">Shayleah Jenkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-07-11T14:04:55+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/role-g3-go-virginia\/?portfolioCats=91\" aria-label=\"State Policy for Expanding Access to High-Demand Jobs: The Role of G3, GO Virginia, and Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1028\" src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-5.17.56\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27794%27%20height%3D%271028%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20794%201028%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27794%27%20height%3D%271028%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-5.17.56\u202fPM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-5.17.56\u202fPM-200x259.png 200w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-5.17.56\u202fPM-400x518.png 400w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-5.17.56\u202fPM-600x777.png 600w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-10-at-5.17.56\u202fPM.png 794w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),var(--awb-color5-s),var(--awb-color5-l),calc( var(--awb-color5-a) - 97% ));\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p><\/p><div style=\"margin: 0; padding-top: 0;\">\r\n<h2 style=\"size: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/publications\/role-g3-go-virginia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Policy for Expanding Access to High-Demand Jobs: The Role of G3, GO Virginia, and Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">CCRC | July 2025<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-authors\">Richard Kazis &amp; Pascale Mevs<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">This brief examines two statewide workforce-focused initiatives, G3 and GO Virginia. The authors present a snapshot of how these initiatives interact on the ground and describe opportunities for more deliberate and strategic efforts to better align their goals and investments.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/role-g3-go-virginia\/?portfolioCats=91\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-small fusion-button-default fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-3919\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post community-college-research-center publication virginia-workforce-recovery fusion-col-spacing post-3919\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/author\/shayleah\/\" title=\"Posts by Shayleah Jenkins\" rel=\"author\">Shayleah Jenkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2025-08-01T15:03:00+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/g3-evaluating-effects\/?portfolioCats=91\" aria-label=\"Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead? Evaluating the Effects of Virginia\u2019s Workforce-Targeted Free College Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-10.32.20-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27852%27%20height%3D%271100%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20852%201100%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27852%27%20height%3D%271100%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-10.32.20-AM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-10.32.20-AM-200x258.png 200w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-10.32.20-AM-400x516.png 400w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-10.32.20-AM-600x775.png 600w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-10.32.20-AM-800x1033.png 800w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-01-at-10.32.20-AM.png 852w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),var(--awb-color5-s),var(--awb-color5-l),calc( var(--awb-color5-a) - 97% ));\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p><\/p><div style=\"margin: 0; padding-top: 0;\">\r\n<h2 style=\"size: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/publications\/g3-evaluating-effects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead? Evaluating the Effects of Virginia\u2019s Workforce-Targeted Free College Program<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">CCRC | April 2025<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-authors\">Sade Bonilla &amp; Daniel Sparks<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">Using two quasi-experimental methods, this paper estimates the causal impact of Virginia\u2019s Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead initiative on financial aid and academic outcomes of community college students.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/g3-evaluating-effects\/?portfolioCats=91\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-small fusion-button-default fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-3695\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post community-college-research-center publication virginia-workforce-recovery fusion-col-spacing post-3695\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/author\/shayleah\/\" title=\"Posts by Shayleah Jenkins\" rel=\"author\">Shayleah Jenkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2024-10-02T18:38:27+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/institutional-and-student-responses-to-free-college-evidence-from-virginia\/?portfolioCats=91\" aria-label=\"Institutional and Student Responses to Free College:  Evidence From Virginia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/institutional-student-responses-free-college-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cover of report\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27544%27%20height%3D%27704%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20544%20704%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27544%27%20height%3D%27704%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/institutional-student-responses-free-college-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/institutional-student-responses-free-college-1-200x259.png 200w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/institutional-student-responses-free-college-1-400x518.png 400w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/institutional-student-responses-free-college-1.png 544w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),var(--awb-color5-s),var(--awb-color5-l),calc( var(--awb-color5-a) - 97% ));\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p><\/p><div style=\"margin: 0; padding-top: 0;\">\r\n<h2 style=\"size: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/publications\/institutional-student-responses-free-college.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institutional and Student Responses to Free College: \r\nEvidence From Virginia\r\n<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">CCRC | September 2024<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-authors\">Daniel Sparks &amp; Sade Bonilla<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">Using administrative data, this paper analyzes Get a Skill, Get a Job, Get Ahead (G3)\u2014a free community college initiative that Virginia implemented in 2021\u2014and shows that both institutions and students responded to the tuition-free messaging and eligibility criteria.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/institutional-and-student-responses-to-free-college-evidence-from-virginia\/?portfolioCats=91\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-small fusion-button-default fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-3596\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post community-college-research-center publication virginia-workforce-recovery fusion-col-spacing post-3596\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:none;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/author\/shayleah\/\" title=\"Posts by Shayleah Jenkins\" rel=\"author\">Shayleah Jenkins<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated rich-snippet-hidden\">2024-07-25T15:05:23+00:00<\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/increasing-access-to-high-demand-occupational-training\/?portfolioCats=91\" aria-label=\"Increasing Access to High-Demand Occupational Training: An Exploration of G3\u2019s Recruitment and Enrollment Strategies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"1056\" src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/increasing-access-high-demand.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Report cover with title and authors\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27816%27%20height%3D%271056%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20816%201056%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27816%27%20height%3D%271056%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/increasing-access-high-demand.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/increasing-access-high-demand-200x259.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/increasing-access-high-demand-400x518.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/increasing-access-high-demand-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/increasing-access-high-demand-800x1035.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/increasing-access-high-demand.jpg 816w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\" style=\"border-color:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),var(--awb-color5-s),var(--awb-color5-l),calc( var(--awb-color5-a) - 97% ));\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p><\/p><div style=\"margin: 0; padding-top: 0;\">\r\n<h2 style=\"size: 18px; margin-bottom: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/publications\/increasing-access-high-demand-occupational-training.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Increasing Access to High-Demand Occupational Training: An Exploration of G3\u2019s Recruitment and Enrollment Strategies<\/a><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">CCRC | July 2024<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-authors\">Maria S. Cormier, Richard Kazis, Nikki Edgecombe &amp; Mycaeri Atkinson<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"pub-date\">This brief uses enrollment and outcome data as well as interview data from eight colleges implementing the Get A Skill, Get A Job, Get Ahead (G3) program to examine college-level G3 outreach, recruitment, and enrollment strategies and the process for awarding G3 aid. <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/arccnetwork\/portfolio-items\/increasing-access-to-high-demand-occupational-training\/?portfolioCats=91\" class=\"fusion-button fusion-button-small fusion-button-default fusion-button-flat\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:40px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:30px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);\">Lead Researchers<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/ccrc.tc.columbia.edu\/person\/maria-scott-cormier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maria S. Cormier<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a senior research associate at CCRC and an expert in community colleges, workforce education, and developmental education reform. She can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:cormier@tc.edu\">cormier@tc.edu<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gse.upenn.edu\/academics\/faculty-directory\/bonilla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sade Bonilla<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. She is an expert in economics of education and education policy and studies local and state policies affecting transitions between high school and college and the labor market. 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