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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Thanks @NBCMontana for covering our work in Montana! With a $5.75M @USDOL grant, we're partnering with Montana’s two-year colleges to co-design skills-focused pathways that connect learners to opportunity through the Montana Rapid Broadband Training (MT- RBT) initiative NBCMontana: buff.ly/lHhzxws
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Key stakeholders meet to shape future of broadband training at Montana colleges
A group of key stakeholders convened in Uptown Butte to put a more than $5 million grant to use to help develop broadband workforce training programs.
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
🎉 We are proud to announce that Dr. Lisa Larson has been appointed as the new CEO of @eddesignlab.bsky.social! "I’m deeply honored to lead the Lab into its next era... that requires a collaborative approach to intentionally redesigning how we learn and work." — Dr. Lisa Larson 🔗: buff.ly/BiNP0av
New CEO of Education Design Lab, Dr. Lisa Larson
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🎉 We're SO excited to announce the Community College Growth Engine Fellows 2.0! 🎓 10 Higher Ed leaders across 5 states are stepping up to design micro-pathways and ensure learners are equipped with the skills they need for high-growth career opportunities. 🍎 Thanks to Walmart! 🔗: buff.ly/cIICW5s
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
🎓 We just wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS to our 24'-26' intern, Breanna Shaw, on being featured in this article and for graduating Mercer University 🥳 "Breanna Shaw began a two-year internship as a (Student Parent Success) co-designer for Education Design Lab in Washington, D.C. 📰: buff.ly/0sLORQG
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
🎨 THIS is what it looks like to design and equip institutional staff using our human-centered design process. It's SO inspiring to see leaders, partners, and students come together to boldly reimagine what’s possible, with students at the center every step of the way. 💛 We're grateful!
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🎉 A big round of applause to our design community, RuralTogether, for co-hosting the 2025 Rural Summit with Partners for Rural Impact and 150+ rural professionals in Alaska 🏔️ ✨ Highlight: hearing from young individuals on how Alaska can balance honoring traditions 🧡 Head to ruraltogether.org!
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Education Design Lab’s Center for Skills Validation is a national hub for research in the emerging field of skills validation. It's mission is to design, test, and demonstrate high-quality validation tools and practices that recognize the skills of all learners! 🔗 :
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Learning from the field: A collection of skills validation publications - Education Design Lab
A curated collection of recent publications from Education Design Lab’s Center for Skills Validation and Skills Validation Network.
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
It's #conference seasonnnn here at the Lab ✈️ Here are a few #LabOnTheGo highlights ✨ 1. #AACC American Association of Community Colleges |📍 Nashville 2. John M. Belk Endowment Adult Learner |📍Greensboro 3. League of Innovation 2025 |📍 San Antonio 4. Generation HOPE 2025 |📍National Harbor
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
💡 According to @Gallup “Graduates of #communitycolleges are more likely to have professors who care about them." This is why alumni say attending community college was their #BestDecisionEver 😉 🎓 Happy #CCMonth 🥳
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Matt Newlin @ruraltogether.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Counting down to the Rural Summit? 🎉 Get hyped early! Join us for a pre-Summit webinar hosted by RuralTogether + @partnersrural.bsky.social. 📅 Apr 16 | 🕛 12PM CT 🔗 tinyurl.com/RTCircle Sneak peeks, speaker chats, & early connections! Don’t miss it. #RuralTogether @eddesignlab.bsky.social
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
" The Lab has helped over 75 #communitycolleges across 20 states develop micro-credentials for more than 3 years. [The Lab] also worked with #Kansas to reskill the adult workforce in #IT and #cybersecurity + partnered w/ community colleges in #Colorado & #Montana." - Rachel Kahn 🔗 :
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This bold micro-credential leader is expanding into new territory
Community college leaders across Arkansas are calling its armada of micro-credential pathways as a "game-changer" for nontraditional students.
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It's time to celebrate Labbie Anniversaries! 🎉 Are you ready?! 🤩 #HappyAnniversary Faby, Kaman, Mary Ann, Miriam, Matt, Lauren & LaSha! #EducationDesignLab #Nonprofit #Employees
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🎓 April is #CCMonth! We invite you to show the world why attending a community college is the #BestDecisionEver 🥳 🚀 We're also celebrating our #CommunityCollege Growth Engine Fellows Cohort 1.0 funded by @Walmart! Don't miss their webinar: buff.ly/qoCbXJh
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
✈️ We'll be at the National Returning Citizens Conference 🥳 Session: Unlocking Talent Through Transferable Skills 📆: Fri. April 11th | ⏰: 2:30 PM - 4 PM ET | 📍: Columbus, Ohio 🔗 buff.ly/PEUIKdZ 😃 : Brian Rubin + Camieka Woodhouse-Willis #Talent #TransferableSkills #DurableSkills
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
📰 "A 2023 report by @EdDesignLab_ highlights that 70% of employers recognize micro-credentials as valuable indicators of specialized skills, while 87% continue to value the foundational knowledge provided by traditional degrees." - By Dr. Maja Zelihic, @Forbes 🔗:
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Should I Get Microcredentials To Complement My Four-Year Degree In Today’s Job Market?
As microcredentials grow in popularity, they are increasingly regarded as complementary to degrees rather than standalone solutions.
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
💫 We PROMISE this is not an APRIL FOOLS 😏 Kathleen deLaski, Founder + Board Chair of @eddesignlab.bsky.social, will be signing her book “Who Needs College Anymore?” at #ASUGSVSummit 2025! ✨ 📅 April 8 | ⏰ 9:55 AM | 📍Julia's Books & Brew in Town Square, 1st Floor 📚 Details: buff.ly/NvE5y9T
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Kathleen deLaski Book Signing at the Summit | Sessions | ASU+GSV Summit
Apr 08, 2025 – Apr 08, 2025 at the ASU+GSV Summit!
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
👀 Did you miss the Better Data: Jobs, Employment, and Learning Panel at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Headquarters on Mar. 25th? We're dropping the link to the recording 👇🏽 🔗: buff.ly/5Kozsmw 📍: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
✈️ We'll be at the National Association of Workforce Boards' #NAWBForum25! Session details below👇🏽 buff.ly/0GIISVj 🚀 Regional Collaboration and Systems Change ⏰ 10:30–11:30 AM ET 📍 Washington D.C. 🗓️ Mon. March 31st 😃 Speakers: Dr. Minzi Thomas, Marla Rye, Laura Ward, Amy Campbell
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
🚀 Join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation for the future of talent acquisition at the Talent Forward: Digital Transformation event. THIS KICKS OFF TOMORROW! 👟 🗓️ March 25TH + March 26TH ⏰ 1 - 5 PM + 9 AM - 12 PM 📍 Washington, D.C. 🔗: buff.ly/jFJWtMs
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The T3 Innovation Network, @eddesignlab.bsky.social + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will be hosting a webinar Mar 19th featuring: 1. Projects for job seekers 2. Gobekli.io, AstrumU®, SkillsAware + TeamLift 3. How to translate experience into validated skills 🔗: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Experience You Webinar
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This #WomensHistoryMonth we wanted to spotlight our Student Parent Project ✨ Rebecka Ramos, Senior Education Designer at the Lab, just gave a draw dropping presentation at @sxswedu.com 🤯 “You’re a student, you’re a professional, you’re a mom… keep them separated” 👀 #SXSW #AUSTINTX
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
↙️ We're presenting at #SXSWEDU 2025 🤠 Don't miss the most iconic conference!🎉 Session: "Raising Up the Voice of Postsecondary Parent Learners" Track: Equity & Justice Panelists: Rebecka Ramos + Jaye Fenderson + Jamila K. Taylor 📍: Austin Convention Center (Room 10AB) 🔗: buff.ly/4ighkME
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
🚨Webinar Tomorrow! Feb. 27🚨 "Who Needs College Anymore?" Virtual Book Chat w/ our Founder + Board Chair Kathleen deLaski plus: 1️⃣ Marni Baker Stein, Chief Content Officer, Coursera 2️⃣ Dr. Janet Spriggs, President of Forsyth Tech CC Moderated by Lisa Larson, interim CEO at the Lab 🔗: buff.ly/42NvL6l
"Who Needs College Anymore?" book photograph by Ayanna Conway
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🚀 Will you be at the 2025 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Convention? We'll see you there → Designing the Future: Strategies to Transform Your Community College 🗓️ Apr 13, 2025 ⏰ 8:00AM – 12:00PM CT 😀 Jessica Lauritsen + Ivan 🔗 Workshop Information: buff.ly/40RRZl6 #AACC2025
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
🚨 Announcing the Reimagining Community College Design Challenge: buff.ly/3Qi9y9e OUR next phase for leveraging #America’s #communitycollege system 🥳 ✏️ The Colleges Cuyahoga Community College Forsyth Technical Community College Lone Star College-Tomball Rio Salado College St. Paul College
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Reimagining Community Colleges Design Challenge - Education Design Lab
The Reimagining Community Colleges Design Challenge is a multi-year initiative by Education Design Lab that empowers institutions to create and Read More »
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
✏️ Who Needs College Anymore? Virtual Book Chat 👉🏼 Feb. 27th 🥳 Join our Founder Kathleen deLaski to chat about her new book → buff.ly/42NvL6l 📚 Who will also be joining the chat? Marni Baker Stein, @Coursera Dr. Janet Spriggs, @ForsythTechCC Lisa Larson, Interim CEO, @EducationDesignLab
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MDRC @mdrc-news.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
We must acknowledge that students are asking for options beyond the four-year college degree, writes Kathleen deLaski in @minnpost.bsky.social.
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Students are asking for options beyond four-year college degrees
The political climate may be ripe for Congress and legislatures to expand the definition of college to include other high-quality pathways.
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MinnPost @minnpost.com · 07/02/2025
OPINION | Kathleen deLaski “It is time to expand the definition of college to include more high-quality pathways beyond the four-year degree.” buff.ly/4hQF2Pz
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Students are asking for options beyond four-year college degrees
The political climate may be ripe for Congress and legislatures to expand the definition of college to include other high-quality pathways.
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
It's time to celebrate Labbie Anniversaries! 🎉 Are you ready?! 🤩 #HappyAnniversary Asha, Sabina, Jagir, Minzi, McKenzie, Jordan, Tara, Bradley, Courtney, Jimmy, Emily, Don, Kevin, Jean, Rebecka, Brian, Rachel K., Ivan, Jeffrey, Matthew & Rachel W.! #EducationDesignLab #Nonprofit #Employees
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🎉 We're excited to welcome Carrie Zwanzig to the Lab as our Senior Manager of Foundation Partnerships! Prior to joining the Lab, Carrie served as the vice president of grants and contracts at Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. Learn more about Carrie 👉 buff.ly/42FXAgY
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Have you thought about using AI to create social impact? 🤔 We're starting 2025 off with our first #HumansofAI spotlight: Jodi Anderson, Co-Founder of Rézme + Researcher at @Stanford. 💡 Read Jodi’s profile: buff.ly/3PIeWC2 💡 Explore the Lab's AI prompts: buff.ly/3HP6IEv
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
🚨 Attention employers, educators + leaders in workforce development: Join us at the Texas Digital Economy Convening! 🚨 Register here: bit.ly/4g8U5n4 🗓️ Tuesday Feb. 11th ⏰ 1PM - 7PM 📍 Omni Fort Worth Hotel Hosted by @eddesignlab @ckochfoundation 🎉
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
We have a new Labbie joining us! Welcome Toni DeGuzman 🎉 Toni is our new Visual Designer and brings over 5 years of experience in graphic design and 7 years of experience in digital communications to the Lab’s Communications team. Bio: buff.ly/3Pqd29h
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🗓️ Save the date: Jan. 9th @ 12:30PM ET Start your New Year at our virtual RuralTogether Kick-Off event. Agenda: ✨ Preview RuralTogether 2025 goals ✨ Sneak peek at a new learning platform ✨ Opportunities to join the steering committee Register here: bit.ly/4gx4J7B
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
🚨APPLICATION CLOSES ON JAN. 19, 2025🚨 This is YOUR chance to be on national TV with Roadtrip Nation. Help us tell the story on short-term learning programs (aka micro-credentials) and be featured on-camera throughout the entire journey. 📸 Apply Now: buff.ly/3BoqdUT
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Introducing the Community College Growth Engine (CCGE) Micro-Pathway Design Micro-Credential 🎉 Join us in our mission to provide access to high-growth careers using our human-centered design approach! 🚀 Earn the CCGE Micro-Pathway Design micro-credential: buff.ly/49wqJMY
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
🚀 Equity Design Studio: A conversation for today’s reality, hosted by Education Design Lab 🗓️ Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 ⏰ 2 - 4pm ET This studio is more than a workshop — it’s a space for growth, reflection, and collaboration. Register here:
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Join us for Dec. 17 Equity Design Studio: A conversation for today's reality - Education Design Lab
The virtual event is designed to support higher education leaders as they navigate the complexities of advancing equitable student outcomes in politically sensitive environments.
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Education Design Lab @eddesignlab.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Next up in our #HumansofAI series is Da’Von Yates, a Senior Associate Business Analyst at Opportunity@Work, a small business owner and a STAR (Skilled Through Alternative Routes, rather than a bachelor's degree). 🔗 Da’Von's profile: buff.ly/3ZBsOny 💡 AI prompts: buff.ly/3HP6IEv
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