Senior Advisor Dr. Carrie Henderson presented at the Community College Baccalaureate Association’s annual conference in Savannah, Georgia. Carrie discussed strategies for policymakers and practitioners to sidestep analysis paralysis by prioritizing pivotal labor market indicators.
“Higher ed is market-driven. We think of using labor market data to create programs. But it shouldn’t stop there. Evaluating market demand routinely – just like we evaluate student outcomes – is necessary to justify program continuation.”