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Sep 2024
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Help Wanted: Workforce boards face great...

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
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With legislative changes looming, federally funded boards must juggle the demands of workforce training, economic development, and long-term systemic goals while ensuring accountability to both local communities and federal oversight. Brad Turner-Little, President and CEO of the National Association of Workforce Boards, explains. 
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