Future of Work

In Building a Lifelong Learning System, the Future of Work Initiative recommends creating a Deputy Mayor position and establishing an advisory council for lifelong learning.

This policy brief explores the role that employer-provided training can play in a recovery and outlines policies to incentivize employers to expand access to education and training.

This report from the Future of Work Initiative, Urban Institute, and A Better Balance provides a policy framework to strengthen protections for workers in nonstandard jobs.

Amidst COVID-19 economic recovery, the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative’s new report outlines concrete recommendations for how cities can build a resilient workforce through lifelong learning.

This report outlines strategies for cities to strengthen education and workforce systems to support lifelong learning.

This issue brief explores how ISAs could be designed and operated to improve economic opportunity for American workers.

Extending high quality career coaching to more workers can help them navigate a changing economy and emerge stronger.

The tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance, located in Section 127 of the tax code, is one tool that allows employers to support their employees’ pursuit of education.

The uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic throw the inadequacy and inequality of our workplace safety net into sharp relief.

Employers and local governments are developing innovative mechanisms to prepare and deploy public health workers.