In this first-ever Between the Lines edition of Apprenticeship 2.0, Joe, Kiko, and Reach University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Anastasia Wickham discuss several recent news articles on apprenticeship and higher education. Joe, Kiko, and Anastasia discuss the potential impacts of these reports amid an evolving education environment in the United States. The articles are as follows:

Read "California greenlights $25M for apprenticeship programs" by Matthew Thibault in Construction Dive.

Read "Dismantling of ED Earns Some Praise Amid the Gloom" by Jessica Blake in Inside Higher Ed.

Read "It's Too Early to Write Off College Degrees" by Callum Borchers in The Wall Street Journal.

Read "Empowering every learner: What the US can learn from the Swiss about apprenticeships," a commentary from the National Governors Association.

Read "What the Outrage over Nursing Loan Limits Gets Wrong" by Preston Cooper in AEIdeas.

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