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America lags when it comes to being able to speak more than one language. Monopoly919/Shutterstock.com

December 17, 2019

7 reasons to learn a foreign language

Kathleen Stein-Smith, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Better job prospects and richer lives are among the many reasons to learn a foreign language, an expert on foreign language instruction writes.

Many skilled migrants in South Australia have found themselves in a classic Catch-22 situation – they can’t get local experience because they don’t have local experience. Shutterstock

October 23, 2019

There’s one big problem with Australia’s skilled migration program: many employers don’t want new migrants

Andreas Cebulla, University of Adelaide and George Tan, University of Adelaide

Australia’s skilled migration program simply isn’t working the way it is supposed to.

Job shadowing is one way that students can understand career options in their Rust Belt communities. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / flickr

April 12, 2017

Building jobs in the Rust Belt: The role of education

Dana Mitra, Penn State

Rust Belt youth often want to stay near home but can’t find jobs. The key may be in educational initiatives that help young people find and acquire the jobs that are already readily available.

To which cities are young graduates headed? University of the Fraser Valley

July 1, 2016

Where are new college grads going to find jobs?

Michael Betz, The Ohio State University

A changing world has affected educated workers decisions about where they want to live and work. What are the choices millennials are making?

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