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March 12, 2024 10:00 ET | Source: Western Governors University

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....
September 08, 2022 07:45 ET | Source: Opportunity@Work

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...
January 14, 2022 08:40 ET | Source: Opportunity@Work

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...
August 17, 2021 15:19 ET | Source: Western Governors University

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...