A Case for Greater Investments in Rural Postsecondary Education, Training, and Career Counseling with Jeff Strohl, Ph.D. and Kayla Elliott, Ph.D.
In this first episode of a series about the impact of postsecondary education on jobs and rural economic vitality, host Michelle Rathman speaks with two experts about the importance of postsecondary education and training for expanding access to good jobs in rural areas. Research Professor and Director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW), Jeff Strohl, Ph.D., discusses CEW’s latest report, emphasizing how greater investment in human capital can increase labor-force participation and stimulate rural economic growth. Kayla C. Elliott, Ph.D., Director of Workforce Policy at The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, then draws connections between policy and postsecondary education to describe the positive impacts of training and career development on young Black workers.
