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The Re-Skilling of America

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Lind argues that America's workforce is miscredentialed due to an over-emphasis on four-year college degrees. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Higher EducationWorkforceCredentialismJob MarketDegree InflationOccupational LicensingSkills CertificationEmployersWorker MobilityPolicy Reform

Places mentioned

United States
"Should fewer Americans go to college?"
Virginia, United States
"More generous jurisdictions, including Virginia and Arizona, allow transplanted workers to pursue their trades on the basis of a similar scope of practice"
Arizona, United States
"More generous jurisdictions, including Virginia and Arizona, allow transplanted workers to pursue their trades on the basis of a similar scope of practice"
Washington DC, United States
"Pilots must be certified at the national level by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), part of the U.S. Department of Transportation."
Mendota Heights, Minnesota, United States
"Most of them waive a state exam for those who have been certified by NMTCB or by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), a national nonprofit based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota."

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