WGU Labs Announces Finalists in Inaugural Accelerator Competition for Education Technology Entrepreneurs SALT LAKE CITY, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WGU Labs, a leader in accelerating education innovation, today announced five finalist companies for its inaugural Accelerator Pitch Competition....

Opportunity@Work Taps Workforce AI Pioneer SkyHive to Strengthen Skills-Based Hiring Platform WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help employers scale talent strategies that focus on workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs), rather than through a bachelor’s...

Majority of U.S. Workforce Needs 30 Years On-the-Job to Earn a College Graduate's Starting Wages WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exclusionary hiring practices and an overreliance on college degrees have led to downward mobility for the largest subset of workers in the U.S. over...

OneTen Coalition Names Nation’s Leading Nonprofit, Online University as Endorsed Education Partner SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Western Governors University (WGU) today announced that it has been endorsed as an education partner by OneTen, a coalition of leading executives...