National Skills Coalition

Workforce development advocates are fiercely protective of the communities they care about. This comes from operating in an environment of scarcity. With organizations competing for limited resources, advocates are focused on protecting their own funding streams, programs, and priorities. Often, it can feel like a zero-sum game: there isn’t enough money or opportunity to go a...

Illinois and Connecticut: Defending Investments in Quality Workforce Programs
Inside State Advocates’ Fight to Keep Our Workforce Strong: 

This is the second post in our series highlighting how state workforce advocates across NSC’s SkillSPAN network are responding to the unprecedented policy environment and the strategies th...

A recent court ruling holds good news for digital skills advocates, signaling that $1.25 billion in Digital Equity Act funding is back on the table. NSC Senior Government Affairs Manager Caroline Treschitta and Senior Fellow

This summer, I, along with my colleague Jeran Culina, sat down with more than 130 business leaders (whew – that was a lot of Zoom calls and meetings!) across the country. We spoke to leaders from industries such as manufacturing, construction, and healthcare; this included small and mid-size businesses. We asked them one question: What would it take...

How Georgia and California are Fighting to Protect Access to Healthcare and Food Assistance:

Inside State Advocates’ Fight to Protect Basic Needs

Entering the 2026 legislative session, state workforce advocates faced a tough outlook. With tighter state budgets, slowing economic growth, fe...