2010

Making career development pay | New York Times, 08.25.2010

Editorial: Middle-skill jobs offer opportunity for Western Massachusetts | The Republican, 08.11.2010

Study by National Skills Coalition, SkillWorks and the Workforce Solutions Group shows shift toward "middle skill" jobs | The Republican (MassLive.com), 08.09.2010

Time, skill needed to fix economy | Boston Herald, 08.08.2010

The trend: More jobs take training. The advice: Don't stop at high school. | Lowell Sun, 07.19.2010

Middle skills jobs could usher in recovery for Massachusetts | WAMC, 07.15.2010

'Middle skill' jobs that pay over $50,000 | Boston Globe, 07.14.2010

Report: More jobs in Mass. require ‘middle skills’ | Associated Press, 07.14.2010
(reprinted in Bloomberg Business Week, Boston Hearld, Forbes, MSNBC, South Coast Today, Venura County Star, Washington Examiner, WBZ38, Worcester Telegram)

PhDs need not apply: Middle-skill jobs in demand | Worcester Business Journal, 07.14.2010

Economic conditions have changed career opportunities | Reading Eagle, 06.09.2010

Aim for the middle | Albuquerque Journal, 06.06.2010

Lifelong learning key to employability | Press Republican, 05.30.2010

A welcome effort towards 'middle skills' | Santa Fe New Mexican, 05.02.2010

NM growth will come in ‘middle skills’ jobs | New Mexico Business Weekly, 04.27.2010

Study urges focus on 'middle-skill' jobs for economic growth | Santa Fe New Mexican, 04.27.2010

‘Mid-skill' job openings to increase | Gazette.Net, 03.05.2010

Matching skills to jobs | Baltimore Sun, 03.04.2010

Governor Martin O'Malley launches major workforce initiative to meet demand for middle-skills jobs | Salisbury News, 03.03.2010

Md. seeks better coordination of 'middle-skill' jobs training | Washington Post, 03.03.2010

High demand for 'middle-skill' workers in Md. | Washington Business Journal, 03.02.2010

Maryland faces worker shortage | WBAL Radio, 03.02.2010

MD Gov. O'Malley launches major workforce initiative to meet demand for middle skills jobs | Southern Governors' Association, 03.02.2010

O'Malley Administration wants to bridge skills gap | WTOP, 03.02.2010

Shortage of skilled workers predicted | Baltimore Sun, 03.02.2010

Report: ‘Mid-skill' jobs to grow fastest | Gazette.Net, 03.01.2010

O’Malley aims to boost Maryland’s ‘middle-skill’ work force | Baltimore Business Journal, 03.01.2010

'Middle-skill' jobs could be path to success | Ventura County Star, 02.27.2010

Vocational education upgrade: Chicago schools roll out 7-year makeover | Chicago Tribune, 01.05.2010

2009

Orlando-area job-training money runs out | Orlando Sentinel, 12.30.2009

New approaches to job training | Inside Higher Ed, 12.18.2009

Second stimulus? US House passes $154 billion jobs bill | Christian Science Monitor, 12.16.2009

A powerful force: Michigan should build its economy on the strength of auto workers, experts advise | Michigan Live, 12.03.2009

Solis: Focus on preparedness for high-skill jobs | Washington Post, 12.03.2009

Where the jobs are greener | Chicago Tribune, 11.27.2009

Smart path to economic recovery - invest in skills | San Francisco Chronicle, 11.15.2009

Economic recovery linked to jobs requiring technical training | Herald Times Reporter, 11.01.2009

Study: We got skills, just not enough of the right ones | Rockford Register Star, 10.31.2009

Governor Granholm says no worker left behind to continue as state’s permanent workforce policy | The Michigan News, 10.29.2009

Mott Foundation official agrees with study that says "middle-skill" jobs are key to Michigan rebound | Michigan Live, 10.26.2009

High school graduates, gearing up for a bachelor's degree: Report urges skills training | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, 10.24.2009

Group: Job future could be 'mid-skill' occupations | Galesburgh Radio, 10.21.2009

Jobs may outpace workers in some fields by 2016 | Medill Reports, 10.21.2009

California sees demand coming for 2.7 million jobs | Orange County Register, 10.19.2009

Prediction: More than 2.7 million 'middle-skill' jobs by 2016 | Central Valley Business Times, 10.19.2009

Report sees job jolt in the middle | Livingston Daily Press and Argus, 10.19.2009

Study: California should focus training on 'middle-skill' jobs | LA Times, 10.19.2009

Worker shortage looming | Spokesman Review, 10.17.2009

Training for the future: Must meet need for middle-skill jobs | Battle Creek Enquirer, 10.16.2009

Demand outstrips supply for middle-skill workers | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10.15.2009

Study calls for training investment to fill middle-skill jobs | Wisconsin State Journal, 10.15.2009

Study sees surging demand for mid-level jobs in Wisconsin | Milwaukee Business Journal, 10.15.2009

Wisconsin needs to train workers for 'middle skill' jobs in recovery | Milwaukee Small Business Times, 10.15.2009

'Middle-skill' jobs called crucial to state economy | Lansing State Journal, 10.14.2009

Mich. bracing for state jobless report | WWJ News Radio 950, 10.14.2009

Post high school jobs skill training pushed | Northwest Public Radio, 10.14.2009

Group wants state to offer job-training effort to all | Detroit Free Press, 10.13.2009

Preparing the future workforce | Michigan Radio, 10.13.2009

R.I. unemployment hits 12.8% | Brown Herald Daily, 10.13.2009

Study forecasts shortage of 'middle skills' workers | The Detroit News, 10.13.2009

Study: Michigan could see 650,000 new 'middle-skill' jobs requiring postsecondary education by 2016 | Michigan Live, 10.13.2009

Workforce Alliance campaigns for middle-skill job training | Grand Rapids Business Journal, 10.13.2009

Study: 'Middle skill' workers in short supply | The Day, 10.09.2009

Danbury College Fair opens doors for adults as well as students | The News Times, 10.08.2009

Middle-skill job growth seen in state | The Day, 10.08.2009

State gap in 'middle-skill' workers to grow, study says | Republican American, 10.08.2009

State's labor market calls for ‘middle-skill' workers, but they're in short supply | The Commercial Record, 10.08.2009

A new Workforce Alliance report says R.I. should focus on ‘middle-skill’ job training | Providence Journal, 10.06.2009

House nods to jobless in student aid, Pell, reforms | Employment & Training Reporter, 9.28.2009

Community colleges could win from renewal of job-training act | Chronicle of Higher Education, 9.07.2009

Don't forget about middle-skill job opportunities | Inside Indiana Business, 8.20.2009

A boon to 2-year colleges, affirming their value | New York Times, 7.15.2009

Our silent education emergency | Washington Post, 7.15.2009

Community colleges central to Obama's plan for U.S. jobs | USA Today, 7.15.2009

Obama plans $12B boost to community colleges | USA Today, 7.14.2009

Training partnerships help with tough-to-fill jobs | Register Guard, 5.18.2009

The smart choice on energy | Sun Journal, 5.10.2009

Hands-on skilled trades begging for trained workers | The Oregonian, 4.24.2009

Where the jobs are | Register Guard, 4.19.2009

New "Climate Equity Alliance" to push for strong climate legislation | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 4.08.2009

Getting to work: Who benefits from the recovery package? | Change.org, 3.20.2009

Managing editor Lisa Towers looks at the potential of stimulus spending to renew our skilled workforce | Plant Services, 3.12.2009

Express Q&A: Jobs-training advocate | Manchester Express, 3.09.2009

Progress, one step at a time | Rhode Island News, 2.28.2009

Training workers for the new jobs | Philadelphia Inquirer, 2.23.2009

IBM to open center, bring new jobs to Dubuque | NPR, 2.02.2009

Shortage of 'middle-skill' workers is still looming | New Hampshire Business Review, 1.16.2009

Create jobs now, build skills for the future | The Huffington Post, 1.13.2009

Stimulus likely to help skilled workers, leave the rest behind | Employment & Training Reporter, 1.12.2009

Workers in short supply | Catalyst, January/February 2009

An open letter to the new President of the United States | Manufacturing Success, Winter 2009 

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