http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/27/the-us-jobs-challenge-and-its-future/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/27/the-us-jobs-challenge-and-its-future/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:01:26 +0000 David Maurrasse http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=31673 Collaboration between government and the private sector will be essential to substantially increasing job opportunities. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in September 2012 - its lowest level since January 2009.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/10/27/the-us-jobs-challenge-and-its-future/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/13/school-business-partnerships-key-to-job-training/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/13/school-business-partnerships-key-to-job-training/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:08:01 +0000 David Maurrasse http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=17531 President Obama's proposed American Jobs Act was presented to Congress this week. Included in the $447 billion jobs package is about $5 billion toward community college construction. Community colleges are uniquely positioned to provide workforce training and higher education. ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/09/13/school-business-partnerships-key-to-job-training/feed/ 0