As the nation rebuilds in the wake of the pandemic, millions of Americans will need fast, job-focused upskilling and reskilling before they can return to work. No institution is better positioned to provide these short, job-focused programs – safety training, technical training, IT training and more – than the nation’s 1,100 two-year community and technical colleges.

A new report by a group of educators and education policy thinkers lays out the challenge ahead and proposes a roadmap for reform – how community colleges can and should step up as the nation’s premier provider of workforce education.