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

🎉 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

🎉 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

🎓 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

🎨 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!

🎉 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!

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! 🔗 :

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

💡 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 🥳

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

" 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 🔗 :

It's time to celebrate Labbie Anniversaries! 🎉 Are you ready?! 🤩 #HappyAnniversary Faby, Kaman, Mary Ann, Miriam, Matt, Lauren & LaSha! #EducationDesignLab #Nonprofit #Employees

🎓 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

✈️ 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

📰 "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 🔗:

💫 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

👀 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

✈️ 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

🚀 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

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...

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

↙️ 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

🚨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

🚀 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: https://buff.ly/40RRZl6 #AACC2025

🚨 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

✏️ Who Needs College Anymore? Virtual Book Chat 👉🏼 Feb. 27th 🥳 Join our Founder Kathleen deLaski to chat about her new book → https://buff.ly/42NvL6l 📚 Who will also be joining the chat? Marni Baker Stein, @Coursera Dr. Janet Spriggs, @ForsythTechCC Lisa Larson, Interim CEO, @EducationDesignLab

We must acknowledge that students are asking for options beyond the four-year college degree, writes Kathleen deLaski in @minnpost.bsky.social.

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

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

🎉 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 👉 https://buff.ly/42FXAgY

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: https://buff.ly/3PIeWC2 💡 Explore the Lab's AI prompts: https://buff.ly/3HP6IEv

🚨 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 🎉

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: https://buff.ly/3Pqd29h

🗓️ 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

🚨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: https://buff.ly/3BoqdUT

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: https://buff.ly/49wqJMY

🚀 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:

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: https://buff.ly/3ZBsOny 💡 AI prompts: https://buff.ly/3HP6IEv